Since 1840, BMJ Journals have built a rich heritage rooted in advancing healthcare knowledge and improving patient outcomes. Impact means delivering credible, evidence-based research that informs clinical practice, shapes policy, and strengthens healthcare systems. Through this, our journals help turn high-quality evidence into better care and improved outcomes globally.
Our impact stories
Helping clinicians manage one of immunotherapy’s most serious risks
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | Cytokine release syndrome (June 2018)
Beyond survival: Shaping the first roadmap for post-Covid rehabilitation
British Journal of Sports Medicine | The Stanford Hall consensus statement for post-COVID-19 rehabilitation (May 2020)
How Ugandan research shaped covid-19 treatment
BMJ Open Respiratory Research | Efficacy of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda (Aug 2021)
Championing the rights and health of street and working children
BMJ Paediatrics Open | Topic Collection: Health and Wellbeing of Street and Working Children
Guiding global conversations in vaccine hesitancy
The BMJ | Collection: Research priorities for future shocks
How evidence based policy can drive meaningful change
British Journal of Sports Medicine | Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk in 11- and 12-year-old players (Dec 2015)
‘Renaissance era’ diagnosis of scurvy in today’s bariatric population
BMJ Case Reports | Scurvy—a re-emerging disease with the rising cost of living and number of bariatric surgical procedures (Sept 2024)
Innovative device tackles racial bias in health monitoring, ensuring accurate readings for all skin tones
BMJ Innovations | Innovative technology to eliminate the racial bias in non-invasive, point-of-care (POC) haemoglobin and pulse oximetry measurements (Sept 2022)
Stimulating international research dialogue on SGLT2 inhibitors and immune risk
The BMJ | Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: population based cohort study (Oct 2025)
From research to legislation: improving allergy safety in schools
Archives of Disease in Childhood | Economic modelling of providing ‘spare’ adrenaline autoinjectors to all schools to improve the management of anaphylaxis (Oct 2025)
From systematic reviews to global guidance
BMJ Global Health | Supplement: The evidence to establish global guidelines on hand hygiene in community settings (Oct 2025)
Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use
BMJ Case Reports | Ureterohydronephrosis due to a menstrual cup (Feb 2025)
Revealing the hidden risks of slush ice drinks in children
Archives of Disease in Childhood | Glycerol intoxication syndrome in young children, following the consumption of slush ice drinks (March 2025)