Comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social responds to the feature "Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism" from our #BMJChristmas Issue.

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We asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to respond to the opinion "Working with organised crime to improve health: a modest proposal" from our #BMJChristmas Issue 2025.

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Everyone has a favourite edition of the British National Formulary.

How has the the go-to reference point for healthcare professionals in the UK and beyond changed (and grown) over time?
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What does a doctor look like? Asking AI Sati Heer-Stavert considers whether AI generated images of doctors reflect the diversity of the medical workforce Inaccurate portrayals of doctors in the media and everyday imagery can perpetuate stereotypes and distort how different groups within the medical profession are perceived. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) now allow the generation of realistic images of doctors who never existed. But how do AI generated images of doctors compare with workforce statistics? Do UK doctors appear different from their US counterparts? And does the identity of the NHS influence how doctors are depicted? To explore this, in December 2025 I used OpenAI’s ChatGPT (GPT-5.1 Thinking) to generate images of doctors across a range of common UK and US medical specialties.1 To limit the influence of previous image generations, saved memory was switched off and a fresh chat initiated for each … Read the full article here

What does a doctor look like? Asking AI Sati Heer-Stavert considers whether AI generated images of doctors reflect the diversity of the medical workforce Inaccurate portrayals of doctors in the med...

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We're in the Christmas BMJ this year! Reflecting on and weighing up the British National Formulary! #BMJChristmas @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app
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"Whenever a clinician needs information, we would expect the first port of call to be the BNF."

Kate Towers from @rpharms.com speaks to The BMJ.

Read more about the BNF and its changing role (and size!) over decades of clinical practice
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"The making of a statistician: Doug Altman" - just published in @bmj.com celebrating his 1 million citations and reflecting on his remarkable career and legacy. One of the most influential statisticians in modern medical research.

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Clock

The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric conditions in England, finds this study
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Autumn clock change linked to reduction in certain health conditions - BMJ Group Study contributes to ongoing debate about England’s clock change policy The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovasc...

Do daylight saving time clock changes affect our health? 🕰️

Our new study, published today in @bmj.com, using GP and hospital data for England, found that the autumn clock change may be beneficial for our health.

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Every day until Christmas, we're sharing a newly coined word from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social medical lexicon.

Some are thoughtful. Some are quietly humorous.

Today's word is Rosterosis
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Doug Altman was an internationally renowned statistician who served as The BMJ’s chief statistical adviser.

Read about life and work that made this statistician a "citation millionaire"
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People in front of an eye

"As we invent the future of healthcare, we must assert that patients are not data clouds, care is not computation, and that to care is human."

A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare
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"This is not a dictionary of pathology. It is a shared language."

Today's word in @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical lexicon is Radiloom: The suspended moment between ignorance and revelation while an x ray loads
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What are the words that capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?

We looked through @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words and selected our favourites

Today's word is PlotTwistitis
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The full Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming!

To get us in the festive mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue and respond.

Inspired by this article on the hidden health risks of Disney princesses 👸
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Unlocking medicine's unnamed moments, one word at a time. 💡

Discover today's addition to @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical lexicon.

Read the words so far at bit.ly/3MxgHUu
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The Christmas issue of The BMJ is almost upon us!

To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to read last year's issue and respond to some articles.

Inspired by a look at the development of death cafes 🪦☕
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"When our language shrinks, the human side of medicine begins to suffocate."

That's why @drmattmorgan.bsky.social started a medical dictionary. We're highlighting our favourites in the lead up to Christmas.

Today's word is Lifespill
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The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!

To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.

Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
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What are the words that capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?

We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.

Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word appears
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A dictionary for medicine’s unnamed moments:

Every day The BMJ is unlocking one new word from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical lexicon.

Today's is Glovelock: That flash of panic when you can't get a glove off quickly
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What new words can we coin to capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?

We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary.

Today's word is Exitcall: The pager going off just as you’re about to leave
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As we count down to Christmas, we're revealing a new word every day from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary #BMJChristmas

Today's word is Devastdiscernment, submitted by Barry Pettit
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We've selected our favourite words from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary.

Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas

Today's word is Cursorcrawl
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What are the words that capture what medicine feels like when no ICD code will do?

We've selected our favourites from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's dictionary of medical words.

Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
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For this year's #BMJChristmas issue, we invite you to read @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's selection of 25 medical neologisms crafted for the experiences of doctors and healthcare workers.

Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the link ⬇️
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Read more in BMJ Christmas 2024🎄🎅🏻⏫️

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