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Prime Minister to Welcome New Students of Peninsula Medical School
The first ever students of Peninsula Medical School will receive a welcome message from the Prime Minister on their first day on 30 September 2002. The Prime Minister Tony Blair, has sent a special message for the 130 new students of Peninsula Medical School when they join for their induction week... view more (2002-09-23)

Supply of medical students may not meet future demand
The supply of medical students may not meet the demands of medical school expansion in the United Kingdom, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. Figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show that the number of applicants for each place at medical school (the selection... view more (2002-10-09)

What causes patients to delay seeking medical help?
What causes patients with symptoms of a heart attack to delay seeking medical help?   view more (2002-04-24)

How can we secure the future of medical research?
Clinical research in Britain is in decline. This week's BMJ reveals that the number of non-commercial trials has fallen in recent years, while a summary of a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences sets out what is needed to revitalise clinical research.   view more (2003-10-29)

New technology opens the eyes of world experts
Leading international medical experts have visited the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) to make final preparations for transferring a revolutionary technology of diagnostic eye examination equipment to Asahikawa Medical College in Japan. Susumu Oshima and Toshio Murata from Nidek Japan... view more (2002-04-25)

Many new doctors feel unprepared for their first jobs
Over 40% of newly qualified doctors say that their medical training did not fully prepare them for work as a pre-registration house officer (PRHO), finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-05-07)

Time to tackle unethical attitudes and behaviour in medicine
Nearly half of medical students often feel under pressure to act unethically during training and almost two thirds regularly witness a clinical teacher behaving unethically, finds a study in this week's BMJ. These worrying findings highlight the need for a national policy to help protect the needs... view more (2001-03-21)

'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students
The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published today in the British Medical Journal.    view more (2008-08-19)

Fund Aims To Plug The Information Gap Between Rich And Poor Countries
The British Medical Association (BMA) and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have set aside £30,000 a year to donate books and journals to medical centres and libraries in less developed countries and other areas of need. Already, the information fund has provided books requested by medical... view more (2003-02-10)

Too few doctors know how to respond to a terrorist attack
Not enough medical staff are aware of their role in the event of a terrorist attack, according to a letter in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-04-02)

University of Strathclyde celebrates key role in multi-million pound medical devices research partnership
The University of Strathclyde is celebrating a DTI announcement, which gives the go-ahead for a new, multi-million pound medical devices research partnership. The Medical Devices Faraday Partnership will bring together medical engineering experts from industry and academia, with the aim of... view more (2002-09-10)

Babies conceived with medical assistance face high risk at birth
Babies born following medically assisted reproduction face a much higher risk of problems at birth and death during delivery, compared with babies conceived naturally, say researchers in this week's BMJ - though the outcome for twins is better. In births involving a single baby, infants fared worse... view more (2004-01-23)

Parents' participation in medical decisions linked to self-efficacy
The majority of parents feel they play a significant role in making medical decisions for their child, according to researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.   view more (2007-09-20)

Ambitious Fundraising for New Medical School
"Like Eden, the Peninsula Medical School is a ground-breaking project and an exciting development for the region," said the Right Honourable Lord David Owen CH, speaking with regard to the first new school of medicine to be launched in the UK for 30 years and the first for over a century... view more (2002-01-30)

Demoralization: A Syndrome Which Should Not Be Confused With Depression.
A group of Italian researchers headed by Prof. Giovanni Fava (University of Bologna) has published a multicenter investigation on demoralization in the setting of medical disease. Demoralization was defined according to diagnostic criteria encompassing unpleasant, distressing feelings of personal... view more (2005-04-21)

Dr Brian Gennery appointed Deputy Head of The Postgraduate Medical School at UniS
The Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Dr Brian Gennery as Deputy Head of School and Vice-Dean of Medicine as from 1 March 2005. Dr Gennery joined PGMS in 2002 and has been the Programme Director for the MSc in Pharmaceutical... view more (2005-03-08)

Concerns over commercial control of medical research
In response to concerns about the increasing influence of sponsors in medical research, several international medical journals, including the BMJ, have taken steps to restrict the publication of research that is not independent. The agreement follows several cases in which researchers have not... view more (2001-09-07)

Standards of medical care on adventure holidays raise concerns
Standards of medical care and safety provided by tour operators on adventure holidays in remote mountainous regions of the world are called into question in this week’s BMJ. Fionn Bellis, Specialist Registrar in Accident and Emergency Medicine, argues that although some companies provide... view more (2002-04-24)

New research finds that cholesterol busting statins also reduce blood pressure
A new study led by researchers at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick reveals that patients using cholesterol busting statins get a bonus benefit from such drugs as the Warwick researchers have now found that statins also have a positive effect on blood pressure levels.   view more (2007-03-09)

Have medical journals helped to justify war?
Medical journals may have played an important part in providing the political justification for attacking Iraq, argues a public health expert in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-04-10)

Success in medical training
Psychometric tests should be included in the selection methods used to recruit medical students. This is the key recommendation from an ongoing study conducted by Dr Eamonn Ferguson and Professor David James from the University of Nottingham and Fiona O'Hehir from the Oxford Consulting Group. The... view more (1998-12-23)

BMJ editor resigns after university accepts tobacco money
Dr Richard Smith, editor of the BMJ, has resigned from his position as professor of medical journalism at the University of Nottingham, following its acceptance of £3.8m from British American Tobacco (BAT) to fund an international centre for the study of corporate social responsibility. The... view more (2001-05-16)

New web service tackles deficiencies in medical careers advice
The majority of medical students and doctors in training are dissatisfied with the career advice and guidance they receive, according to a report in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-06-04)

Work starts on new Medical School building at Sussex
Work has started on a state-of the-art undergraduate teaching centre for the new Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the University of Sussex, the only new medical school in the South East of England. A turf-cutting ceremony will take place on Wednesday 12 June at 12 noon on the site of the new... view more (2002-06-06)

Aiding decision making for baby Charlotte and baby Luke (p 1462)
An editorial in this week's issue of THE LANCET discusses the complex issues surrounding decisions to withhold medical treatment for profoundly ill patients, recently highlighted by the UK cases of 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt and 9-month-old Luke Winston-Jones.   view more (2004-10-20)
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