BMJ Group is a British publisher of

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

s, and healthcare knowledge provider of clinical decision tools, online educational resources, and events. Established in 1840, the company is owned by the

British Medical Association The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union and professional body for physician, doctors in the United Kingdom. It does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The BMA ...

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* 1840: '' Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal'' (later renamed the ''

British Medical Journal ''The BMJ'' is a fortnightly peer-reviewed medical journal, published by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, which in turn is wholly-owned by the British Medical Association (BMA). ''The BMJ'' has editorial freedom from the BMA. It is one of the world ...

'') first published * 1847: James Simpson uses the journal to publicise chloroform, which paved the way for modern anaesthetic techniques * 1867:

Joseph Lister Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and pioneer of aseptic, antiseptic surgery and preventive healthcare. Joseph Lister revolutionised the Sur ...

publishes his introduction to the concept of antiseptic in wound healing * 1950:

Richard Doll Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll (28 October 1912 – 24 July 2005) was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking smoking t ...

publishes his discovery of the link between tobacco consumption and lung cancer * 1958:

Alice Stewart Alice Mary Stewart, ''née'' Naish (4 October 190623 June 2002) was a British physician and epidemiologist specialising in social medicine and the effects of radiation on health. Her study of radiation-induced illness among workers at the Hanfo ...

publishes her study of the risks of low-level radiation * 1995: First website

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* 1865–71:

Baby farming Baby farming is the historical practice of accepting custody of an infant or child in exchange for payment in late-Victorian era, Victorian Britain and, less commonly, in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. If the infant was young, th ...

– BMJ was largely responsible for the ''Infant Life Protection Act'' of 1872, directed against the lucrative practice of baby farming. The BMJ led a series of exposures which forced an inquiry into the state of London's work-house infirmaries.

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