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News

GPs in England overwhelmingly reject contract changes

Abortion: More US women using telehealth to access care amid bans

Doctors condemn expansion of GMC’s appeal powers after government “betrayal”

Doctors’ pay: 3.5% award for 2026 is a “crushing blow,” leaders say

Covid vaccines are not linked to sudden death in healthy younger adults, study finds

Diabetes patients dying in hospital from insulin mismanagement, safety watchdog warns

Israel is using “Gaza playbook” to attack healthcare facilities in Lebanon, experts warn

“Distinct” meningitis B genome is one of three factors driving Kent outbreak, experts say

GMC to get new powers to crackdown on doctors over racism and antisemitism

Abortion rates at record high—as House of Lords backs decriminalisation, what’s driving the rise?


Research

Effect of a clinical decision support system on stroke care quality and outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate estimation based on creatinine and cystatin C for monitoring moderate chronic kidney disease in adults

Pyrotinib or placebo in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel for HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer

Chemotherapy for gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Prenatal antiseizure drug exposure and risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Prognostic score for predicting respiratory admissions among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care

GLP-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders

Extended follow-up of invasive cervical cancer risk after quadrivalent HPV vaccination

Adherence to publicly posting protocols and results of post-authorisation studies registered with European Medicines Agency


Comment

Increase in remote overseas primary care consultations

AI for detecting paper mill papers

Younger adults are the fastest growing cancer population, but England’s national cancer plan overlooks them

Rethinking eGFR monitoring in chronic kidney disease

Special educational needs reforms are a good start to resolving the crisis in schools—but where is the focus on health?

Restrictive US abortion laws are making pregnancy more dangerous—and in some cases deadly

David Oliver: Unmet care and housing needs are often behind lengthy hospital admissions

The power of tenacity, with cares and graces: a revolution in oncology and The BMJ

The US must never support research and policies that inflict harm on Black communities

Innovation in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder will not solve the care gap