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Adolescents in #SouthAsia face persistent undernutrition & anaemia alongside a rapid rise in obesity On #WorldObesityDay March 4 we launch a new BMJ Collection on tackling this triple burden of #malnutrition ✔️ JOIN our webinar March 4 at 15.15 Kathmandu time (9.30 UK) 🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/4iexupP

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The fear was real. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Does anyone know of an organisation that offers support to UK doctors who are going through fertility treatment. I don't think it would be a @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social or a @bma.org.uk thing necessarily but I could be wrong...

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NHS leaders responded too slowly and too weakly to the abuse levelled at healthcare workers in last summer's riots. “They need to be upfront, call it for what it is, give people practical support, and make sure that zero tolerance means zero tolerance,” @salmanwaqar.bsky.social tells The BMJ

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Sixteen months of bombings and attacks have "completely eviscerated" Gaza’s health system and workforce. I spoke to Palestinian doctors about what needs to happen next and how UK and international doctors can help 👇 @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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We've written to the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK following the recent error regarding 2023 MRCP exam results. Transparency and collaboration are essential to supporting those affected — delays or missteps will only worsen the damage. Read the letter here👇

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Does 'physician' mean something different to US and UK doctors?

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Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. @samaralinton.com explores why—and what’s being done to improve outcomes

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I'll be very sad when they stop using the Simpsons tie photos. If you know, you know

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Finally read this and it is a difficult but worthwhile read which you should catch up on if you missed

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The millennial in me is sad this BMJ article doesn't mention Donnie Darko www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Have you seen our new coverage on Racism in Medicine, asking what's changed since The BMJ's special issue in 2020? www.bmj.com/racism-in-me...

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I had a notification of a letter on my NHS app this morning but didn't have time to check it. Busy morning because I needed to come to the hospital this afternoon. I've just sat down in the hospital waiting room and had time to open the app. It says appointment I have arrived for is canceled....

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It's 5 years since #thebmj published an issue on Racism in Medicine. Has anything improved since then? We have a series of articles exploring this topic, including this editorial by two GPs who were arrested in 1993 for exposing racial discrimination in doctors' careers www.bmj.com/racism-in-me...

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I'm sorry but this makes my blood boil. Why another review?? Just fix specialty training numbers and competition ratios, fix the lack of parking, hot food at night, and rest spaces, don't start rotations on a run of nights..oh and value resident doctors like part of the team. What else did I miss?

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'As a black doctor, am I more likely to be referred to the GMC by my employer?' www.bmj.com/content/388/... Huge thanks to Patricia Ogunmakin, Sondra Roberto, and Udvitha Nandasoma for their contributions to this piece

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"When you get to a point where 65% of your maternity units are classed as unsafe in a developed country it is an issue of public concern and these are basic thresholds for what a public inquiry entails.”

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Lucy Letby: What next for the case after an expert panel found no evidence of murder? www.bmj.com/content/388/... Great explainer by @emahase.bsky.social

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Been quoted £200 to see a private GP and have 1 skin tag removed (I have mutliple so will cost more). Already tried the at home elastic band thingys to no avail. Can I...can I cut them off myself?

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The Letby case has made new headlines after an international medical panel said its review found “no evidence to support malfeasance.” So what happens now? www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Hi all, I'm looking for doctors to write on what it means to be anti-racist. Please get it touch for more details - [email protected]

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McDonald's is overturning council attempts to prevent new fast food outlets by claiming they will encourage healthier lifestyles, reveals a BMJ investigation. It shows the firm has won planning appeals in some of the most deprived areas of England www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Last night I dreamt that Timothée Chalamet had a child named Desire. I had to break it to him that it would be called 'Des'.

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This piece on dealing with rude colleagues by @abirimmer.bsky.social is proving very popular with readers

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Who wants to start a podcast with me about medical (in a loose sense of the word) misinformation and new motherhood? I'm thinking colic, tongue tie, breastfeeding, sleep training, etc. Am partially, semi-serious

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Absolutely delighted that for #LGBTHM25 we've launched an updated version of the Rainbow NHS Badge @gstt-nhs.bsky.social! The new design uses the Progress Pride flag, and is intended to better represent LGBT+ patients, families and staff

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How should I deal with a rude colleague? Confronting poor behaviour from someone you work with can seem difficult but there are ways to respond, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Need some tips on how to deal with a rude colleague? We have some! Thank you so much to @annabav.bsky.social and @rakeshspatel.bsky.social for contributing to this article www.bmj.com/content/388/... #medsky

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"She hadn’t wanted to let her partners down and had felt incredibly trapped." @emmajourno.bsky.social has written a great piece for @bmj.com about doctor burnout and the support available www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Such a moving piece and well worth a read if you have time

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Pre covid a colleague and I did some work on Dr's wellbeing and an issue that repeatedly came up was the need for spaces to rest, so this story is sad but not surprising www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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