The BMJ is patient centred, evidence based, and independent. Help us improve the health of our world with the best science, journalism, education, and comment. https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3ml75miqmqs2hThe US National Institutes of Health has paused grants for new studies involving fetal tissue. Critics say the move is less about science and more about appeasing the Trump administration’s anti-abortion supporters https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s76706 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75miqmqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3ml4lekzevk2hRegulators and health systems increasingly rely on human oversight at the point of use as a primary safeguard for AI. “Clinician in the loop” shifts responsibility for AI safety from developers to doctors and is a flawed solution for AI oversight https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2025-08921305 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lekzevk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkuldpqhbn2mData show that the NHS has got worse at diagnosing cancer on time, with huge variation between hospitals. What's happened? Plus use our interactive graphic to see what proportion of patients with cancer get a diagnosis in your trust https://bit.ly/42GHIJP02 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuldpqhbn2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkpukqffks2g"When society becomes concerned about a leader’s fitness to rule, as is true of Trump, how do we proceed?" In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social writes on the complexities of diagnosing President Trump and treating Alzheimer’s https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s82330 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpukqffks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mknhxgol4c2gEngland’s latest HIV action plan can succeed, but only if equity targets are set for all priority groups and data is collected on socially excluded populations https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s77529 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhxgol4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mknervpqbr2vLarge paediatric trials remain rare, but evidence syntheses continue to provide valuable information in paediatrics. The PRISMA-C 2026 extension statement and explanation provides guidance on systematic reviews of interventions in paediatrics https://bit.ly/4vYIyPt https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2025-088561?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777475161&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky29 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknervpqbr2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkioxvqgrf2rA recent landmark trial found social media companies liable for designing addictive products. What is the evidence for social media addiction? https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s798?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777314302&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky27 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkioxvqgrf2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkih4vjgw22k“I never thought doctor and world champion would overlap.” Intensive care doctor and 2023 SpoGomi world champion Sarah Parry speaks about the Japanese sport of competitive litter picking https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s65827 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkih4vjgw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkdia2oegk2bChildren of parents with psychiatric or behavioural issues who were adopted before age 10 into families with better home environments, showed improved adult psychosocial outcomes than their unadopted siblings, finds study https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2025-087844?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777135260&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky25 Apr 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdia2oegk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkb2ivik4l2mShould doctors speak of their concerns about the mental health of a president? While heads of state are entitled to medical confidentiality, their decisions can have life or death consequences, say @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social and @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s741?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777051806&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky24 Apr 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb2ivik4l2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkaijihfi22fThe BMJ is reviving the medics revue after 25 years, with all proceeds donated to Doctors in Distress. Information and tickets for 15 May 2026, 7pm at the Shaw Theatre, London: https://shaw-theatre.com/whats-on/the-bmj-medics-revue-2026. Phil Hammond reflects on comedy as therapy: https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s77424 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaijihfi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mkac3d22w62m"This is sacrificing population health for corporate wealth, and it flies in the face of the government’s claim to be doing the best for the British people." @kamranabbasi.bsky.social on the flawed US-UK drug industry deal https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s776?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1777025580&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky24 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkac3d22w62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mk6gfmwhlf24Donald Trump is rarely out of the headlines. But amid war, tariffs, and internet memes, is it right for medical professionals to wade into the debate about the US president’s mental health and fitness for office? @tommoberly.bsky.social reports https://bit.ly/4sM9uiH https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s750?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1776961501&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky23 Apr 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6gfmwhlf24https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mk6c43dxy22t#BMJExclusive finds 13,386 patients in England waited at least three days for A&E treatment last year, part of almost 500,000 who spent over 24 hours stuck in NHS emergency departments - before either being admitted, transferred, or discharged https://bit.ly/4vQLhL223 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6c43dxy22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mk5sh7u5e52rThe BMJ Medics’ Revue is being revived for 2026. Join us in London for a night of laughter, entertainment, and truth on Friday 15 May, as medics from across the UK perform a series of sketches and songs. Tickets are available from the Shaw Theatre https://bit.ly/42nUdd723 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5sh7u5e52rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mk3ukswfpk2fIn the run up to the most recent strikes, Jim Mackey proposed that the NHS reduce its reliance on resident doctors. Replacing resident doctors in the NHS will achieve nothing and threaten everything https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s76222 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ukswfpk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjwtwg7shk2aNEW State of the Art Review Advances in the drug treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: pathophysiology and mechanisms of action https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2023-07888120 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtwg7shk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjp5us4ve223"A rational and independent examination of the facts tells us that, with alternatives available—even UK ones—the case to terminate the Palantir contract is resounding," writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s71317 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5us4ve223https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjozkbjkbt2mSyncope is defined as transient loss of consciousness due to cerebral hypoperfusion. Most syncope is not cardiac in aetiology, but cardiac syncope is a high risk subgroup. This Practice article looks at how to identify cardiac syncope #MedEd https://bit.ly/4esUYsA17 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjozkbjkbt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjmt5apjg52qNew #BMJInvestigation explores how an $80 000 a year drug was approved for treating primary progressive MS despite concerns over its safety and effectiveness https://bit.ly/4vvHdQ3 https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s666?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1776356703&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky16 Apr 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmt5apjg52qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjmqmtvzf227"My experience underlines the danger of the GMC’s morally vacuous and politically dependent approach to tribunal proceedings." Political and ethical independence is fundamental to fair medical regulation https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s72216 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmqmtvzf227https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjkaku746s2tOpposition to Palantir’s involvement in the NHS is growing. @helensalisbury.bsky.social writes on data control, privacy, and Palantir https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s70015 Apr 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkaku746s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjhwksfcb32gPregnant and breastfeeding women have long been systematically excluded from clinical trials. The choice is no longer between protection and participation, but between managed risk with evidence and unmanaged risk without it https://bit.ly/4voC501 https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s689?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1776188580&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky14 Apr 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhwksfcb32ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjhsb3njoc24"Without actively identifying marginalised populations, the true scale and nature of the problem will remain obscured." Plans for a narrow, opt-in maternity review in Sussex risk excluding marginalised groups https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s70914 Apr 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhsb3njoc24https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mjfj6ak2gm2gData used to justify the expansion of controversial software in the NHS is flawed, experts say, and the pilot trust’s innovation adviser worked directly for Palantir https://bit.ly/4stVolW https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s680?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1776105481&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky13 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfj6ak2gm2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mj5jtuyl4c26"The unfettered power of the markets tells us that our efforts to tackle the commercial determinants of health have failed." In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the power of the markets https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s68310 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jtuyl4c26https://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mj5goboclm2kBreastfeeding is important for maternal and child health, but some mothers in the UK still describe breastfeeding as a burden, for which they feel solely responsible. A new BMJ study suggests that intensive support may be best targeted to specific groups https://bit.ly/4ml2dVC https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s624?utm_campaign=Usage&utm_content=1775827920&utm_id=BMJ208&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky10 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5goboclm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3mj33nkr2j22hNew @bmj.com research: Non-drug perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2025-08900109 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj33nkr2j22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3miw5si4ta22zI want to work as a doctor in a conflict or disaster zone—what do I need to know? Doctors share their advice for those considering humanitarian medicine with @emahase.bsky.social https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s61307 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw5si4ta22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmj.com/post/3miw3cpvvlh2jFollow @bmjmedicine.bsky.social for high-impact, multidisciplinary research that informs practice. With an Impact Factor of 10, this international #openaccess journal from #TheBMJ brings disciplines together to improve patient care. 07 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:r2tqb4cbjkgt4ntcmby64lav/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw3cpvvlh2j