Kamran Abbasi

Cambridge

Editor-in-Chief at The BMJ

Articles

The drug industry’s crimes and misdemeanours extend far beyond overpricing in the US

1 week ago | bmj.com | Kamran Abbasi

Editor's Choice BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1280 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1280 Kamran AbbasiThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comThe price of prescription drugs is too high. This is a global problem on which we can agree with Donald Trump.
Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

1 week ago | mja.com.au | José Florencio F |Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (11): 548-549.
International Nursing Review | ICN Health Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library

2 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour |Marion Birch

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war (World Health Organization 2025). Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new UN comprehensive study on the effects of nuclear war. The first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert 80 years ago, in July 1945.
Gaza: doctors’ testimonies demand a permanent ceasefire

3 weeks ago | bmj.com | Kamran Abbasi

Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comThis week a United Nations motion demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza was vetoed by one country—the US.1 The result: more death and destruction.
Acta Paediatrica | Paediatrics Journal | Wiley Online Library

3 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour |Marion Birch

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war [1]. Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new UN comprehensive study on the effects of nuclear war. The first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert 80 years ago, in July 1945.
Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour |Marion Birch

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new UN comprehensive study on the effects of nuclear war. The first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert 80 years ago, in July 1945.
A commitment to best practice in research methods and reporting

1 month ago | bmj.com | Kamran Abbasi

Editor's Choice BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1072 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1072 Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comSocial media platforms have accelerated and widened the debate on research. Any science comes with uncertainties, and medical journals tend to argue that they are seeking to advance the debate on any particular issue, since publishing scientific “truths” is rare. A broader discourse is welcome.
Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour |Marion Birch

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war [Citation1]. Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new UN comprehensive study on the effects of nuclear war. The first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert 80 years ago, in July 1945.
AI, humans, and evidence: a vision of a better future, with caveats

1 month ago | bmj.com | Kamran Abbasi

Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comAt a conference in Hong Kong last year almost every presentation enthused about the potential of artificial intelligence. The conference wasn’t even about AI, the great global hope to solve every problem and save us money to boot. If you’re out of solutions for your health service or economy, sprinkle some AI magic on your strategic plan—your imagined prospects will bloom, and your numbers will add up.
Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

1 month ago | bmj.com | Kamran Abbasi |Parveen Ali |Virginia Barbour |Marion Birch

Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief1, Parveen Ali, editor in chief2, Virginia Barbour, editor in chief, Marion Birch, editor in chief4, Inga Blum, At-large board member5, Peter Doherty, 1996 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine, Andy Haines, professor of environmental change and public health6, Ira Helfand, past president5, Richard Horton, editor in chief7, Kati Juva, co-president5, Jose F Lapena8, Jrvice president, Robert Mash, editor in chief9, Olga Mironova, co-president5, Arun Mitra, past...