Gareth Iacobucci
Assistant News Editor at The BMJ
Journalist. Assistant news editor @bmj_latest. If you have a medical story for us, DMs are open or email [email protected].
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News & Views“Hard to justify” $28...
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News & ViewsUK pauses chikungunya... UK pauses chikungunya vaccine (IXCHIQ) in over 65s to conduct safety review News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1277 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1277 The UK’s Commission on Human Medicines has temporarily restricted the use of the IXCHIQ chikungunya vaccine in people aged over 65 while officials review global reports of very rare fatal reactions.
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News & ViewsPhysicians demand... Physicians demand urgent action to tackle air pollution linked to 30 000 UK deaths a year News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1272 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1272 The UK government must intensify its efforts to tackle the preventable public health impact of air pollution amid growing evidence about the harmful effects of toxic air, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has urged.
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News & ViewsBenefits of Alzheimer... Benefits of Alzheimer’s drugs remain too small to justify costs, says NICE News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1270 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1270 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has maintained its decision not to recommend two treatments for Alzheimer’s disease on the NHS, after concluding that they still do not demonstrate sufficient benefit for their high cost.
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News & ViewsNHS staff raise... NHS staff raise concerns about filming in hospitals and streaming on TikTok News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1258 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1258 The growing trend of patients filming themselves receiving medical care and uploading it to social media sites such as TikTok is causing unease among healthcare staff, the Society of Radiographers has warned.
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In 2020 a @bmj_latest investigation found that medical students were being let down by poor monitoring and responses to complaints of racism. I repeated the exercise to see whether progress has been made, and spoke to students for their reflections @BMAstudents @Riamedic https://t.co/NcMucEyB4a
RT @bmj_latest: #BMJExclusive Five years ago a BMJ investigation found that medical students were being let down by poor monitoring and res…