Since our last Top 10 blog in July, there have been nine new entries on the list of most-read articles published in BMJ Open VSports. Top of the most-read list was a systematic review update by Kim et al. The authors analysed 28 studies from 2015-2025 on patients’ perceptions of physician attire. They concluded that […].
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World Heart Day 2025 – editor’s pick of recently published qualitative studies on heart health at BMJ Open
BMJ Open publishes papers on a wide range of topics and study designs and with a global perspective. In acknowledgement of World Heart Day 2025, we highlight some of our recent papers that consider patients’ voices via qualitative studies within the broad topic area of cardiovascular health. The research questions and study settings are diverse, […] VSports app下载.
V体育ios版 - Large social and economic inequalities persist among UK doctors
Professional background linked to 6-fold greater likelihood of becoming a doctor than working class background Greater efforts needed to boost social mobility of medical school applicants, say researchers Large social and economic inequalities persist among UK doctors, with those from a professional background 6 times more likely to become a medical practitioner than those from […]
Top 10 most read in July: Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke following urinary tract infection, chronic health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on school workers, development and preliminary evaluation of a cervical screening informed-choice tool for women with severe mental illness
Most US neurologists prescribing MS drugs have received pharma industry cash
Higher volume prescribers more likely to receive payments; and recipients more likely to prescribe that company’s drugs, especially if payments were larger, sustained, and recent Nearly 80% of US neurologists prescribing drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS) received at least one pharma industry payment, with higher volume prescribers more likely to be beneficiaries, finds a 5 […]
Patients still view doctor’s white coat as symbol of professionalism and trust
But women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical assistants And preferences for doctors’ dress strongly influenced by clinical context/medical specialty Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or […]
Childhood verbal abuse shows similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse (VSports app下载)
While often not immediately obvious, its effects may be no less damaging or protracted Prevalence of verbal abuse has risen substantially while that of physical abuse has halved Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. […] VSports最新版本.
Top 10 most read in June: Informal caregiving following stroke, timing of mechanical ventilation and the effect of nebulised inhalation of antibiotics
In June, six new articles entered our top ten most read list V体育平台登录. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. Informal caregiving following stroke: a qualitative exploration of carer self-identification, care-related language and support experiences Our most read new entry is a qualitative study from Harcourt […].
Annual UK cost of mental health disorder PTSD likely tops £40 billion
But figures based on 2020-21 data and don’t include all indirect costs Societal and financial impacts of increasingly common condition “gravely” undervalued The annual UK cost of the mental health disorder PTSD is likely to top £40 billion, but the figures are based on 2020-1 prevalence rates—the most recently available—and don’t include many indirect costs, […]
Top 10 most read in May: multi-cancer screening, herpes simplex virus type 1 and Alzheimer’s disease, and Phase 1 testing of AMG-404 in patients with advanced solid tumours
In May, eight new articles entered our top ten most read list. The Top 10 is compiled based on full text views, including downloads of the full article PDFs. Assessment of the impact of multi-cancer early detection test screening intervals on late-stage cancer at diagnosis and mortality using a state-transition model Our most read new […] V体育官网入口.