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Healthcare affordability and the 2024 US presidential election—real change still seems unlikely
How climate change made 2024 the deadliest year of dengue
Record breaking outbreaks worldwide have put the virus in the spotlight like never before.Kamala Thiagarajanasks why—and what are we doing to try to stop it?
How climate change made 2024 the deadliest year of dengue
Record breaking outbreaks worldwide have put the virus in the spotlight like never before.Kamala Thiagarajanasks why—and what are we doing to try to stop it?
Young Pakistanis are moving away from cousin marriage owing to the risk of genetic disorders
The tradition of marrying close family members is rapidly declining in Pakistan, with rising awareness of genetic disorders. Sonia Sarkar reports
Young Pakistanis are moving away from cousin marriage owing to the risk of genetic disorders
The tradition of marrying close family members is rapidly declining in Pakistan, with rising awareness of genetic disorders. Sonia Sarkar reports
Helen Salisbury: A budget to end GPs’ trust and goodwill
GP surgeries, social care providers, and hospices will be hit by tax rises in the government's new budget. There is deep disappointment and a feeling of betrayal now, says Helen Salisbury
Helen Salisbury: A budget to end GPs’ trust and goodwill
GP surgeries, social care providers, and hospices will be hit by tax rises in the government's new budget. There is deep disappointment and a feeling of betrayal now, says Helen Salisbury
Tight sari waist cords may cause malignant ulcers, doctors warn
BMA defends consultants in row about overtime pay after BBC report
Simplifying the universal health coverage narrative can help to achieve political action
Streeting “actively looking” at lowering prostate cancer “screening” age
Tobacco Bill: Banning smoking in certain outdoors spaces is welcomed, but cessation services must not be forgotten
UK reports two further cases of clade Ib mpox
Global health? Start with the oil giants next door
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Childhood obesity in England’s most deprived areas is double that in affluent areas
UN biodiversity summit on reversing nature loss “veers dangerously off track”
Opioids and sedatives among million pills seized in London drugs haul
Stroke: New NHS campaign urges people to call 999 as soon as symptoms show
Far more people die from gun violence in US than in other rich countries, report says
National insurance hike could force GP surgeries to close, doctors’ leaders warn
Ian Paterson: Convicted breast surgeon did not seek consent for “cleavage sparing” mastectomies
Throat cancer: NHS England launches pilot of smartphone device to aid diagnosis
Spanish floods: Experts call for clearer warnings
Research
SGLT-2 inhibitors and mortality among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: linked database study
SGLT-2 inhibitors for recurrent nephrolithiasis among patients with pre-existing nephrolithiasis or gout
Malnutrition in infants aged 6-23 months in China’s poorest rural counties from 2016 to 2021
Association of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk
Chemotherapy among patients with triple negative breast cancer based on integrated mRNA-lncRNA signature
GLP-1 receptor agonists before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and risk of pulmonary aspiration or discontinuation of procedure
Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation
Paternal metformin use and risk of congenital malformations in offspring
Comment
Safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for heart failure
What did the budget do for the NHS’s financial health?
How has medical assistance in dying changed palliative care?
The global health community must act to protect Lebanon’s healthcare system
The US overdose crisis: the next administration needs to move beyond criminalisation to a comprehensive public health approach
We must safeguard access to both medical and surgical abortion methods
Declaration of Helsinki puts global justice up front
Palliative care is an overlooked global health priority
When I use a word . . . Academic norms, a scientific ethic, and the scientific conscience
Education
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of biologic drugs in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, or psoriasis
Sustainable practice: Insulin therapy
Should patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants receive intravenous thrombolytics for acute ischaemic stroke?
Cancer cachexia
How to get started in medical leadership
Navigating surgery with ADHD and autism
The impact of increasing temperatures due to climate change on infectious diseases
Switching from inhaled to intravenous general anaesthesia
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for adults with chronic kidney disease: a clinical practice guideline
Optimising inhaled therapy for patients with asthma
Global health crises: Gaza
Infectious diseases are being allowed to run rampant in Gaza
Gaza: Over 22 000 people with life changing injuries urgently need rehabilitation, WHO warns
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign gets underway as attacks on humanitarian aid continue
When is enough, enough? Humanitarian rights and protection for children in conflict settings must be revisited
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