It's time for the BMJ Christmas issue!

This probably makes me a giant nerd, but one of the things I most look forward to in December is the BMJ Christmas issue.  I love that it's silly, but they still "do not publish spoofs, hoaxes, or fabricated studies."  Side note, I also love their use of the Oxford comma.

This year, I particularly enjoyed their unsystematic review examining the poisonous plants of the holiday season and this interactive article inviting readers to spot real article titles vs those generated by AI.  It's harder than you might expect.

The Healing Nature of NLM's Herb Garden

The Healing Nature of NLM’s Herb Garden

[Re-posted from the NLM's Musings from the Mezanine Blog, Oct 1, 2019]

Guest post by Kathryn McKay, writer-editor at the National Library of Medicine  Stressed? Perhaps the scent of lavender or the sight of flowers could soothe you. That’s what a group of gardeners have discovered while tending to the NLM Herb Garden. “When the herbs grasp your soul, you can’t just walk past them,” says Pat Keeney, … 

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