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Spinal injections should be avoided in adults with chronic back pain
Why are black women still more likely to die in childbirth?
Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Samara Linton explores why—and what’s being done
Why are black women still more likely to die in childbirth?
Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Samara Linton explores why—and what’s being done
Racism in medical schools: are things improving?
In 2020 The BMJ found medical students were being let down by poor responses to complaints of racism. Gareth Iacobucci looks at what's changed
Racism in medical schools: are things improving?
In 2020 The BMJ found medical students were being let down by poor responses to complaints of racism. Gareth Iacobucci looks at what's changed
Has racism in medicine improved since 2020?
Five years on from The BMJ’s special issue on racism in medicine—and after a global pandemic—has racism in UK medicine got better or worse?
Has racism in medicine improved since 2020?
Five years on from The BMJ’s special issue on racism in medicine—and after a global pandemic—has racism in UK medicine got better or worse?
Review of postgraduate medical training must tackle high competition ratios, say doctors
We need to face uncomfortable truths about diversity in our medical workforce
Organ donation after assisted dying
Ted Buckley: “father of Irish neurosurgery” who trained many specialists at home and abroad
Measles: Texas outbreak spreads to New Mexico
Mass layoffs hit US public health agencies, but infection experts appear to be spared
Scarlett McNally: Nil-by-mouth rules need updating to implement SipTilSend
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RCP calls for review of postgraduate training, as resident doctors fear for future
Doctor who ran trust where Letby worked wins tribunal after being forced out of job
Doctor is preferred candidate to become NHS England chair
As a black doctor, am I more likely to be referred to the GMC by my employer?
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Research
Discrepancies in neglected tropical diseases burden estimates in China
Uncertainty of risk estimates from clinical prediction models: rationale, challenges, and approaches
Stroke and myocardial infarction with contemporary hormonal contraception
Effect of high flow nasal cannula oxygenation on incidence of hypoxia during sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with obesity
FUTURE-AI: international consensus guideline for trustworthy and deployable artificial intelligence in healthcare
Guidance for protocol content and reporting of factorial randomised trials: explanation and elaboration of the CONSORT 2010 and SPIRIT 2013 extensions
Frozen versus fresh embryo transfer in women with low prognosis for IVF treatment
Comment
Dismantle structural barriers to improve reproductive healthcare for racially minoritised women
Microplastics in brains … and other research
Rammya Mathew: More choice of providers won’t necessarily lead to better patient outcomes
Measuring race equality in the NHS workforce
Together we can challenge the racism that persists in healthcare
John Launer: Reinventing role play
Training refugee and asylum seeking healthcare professionals: an ethical approach to UK workforce challenges
Partha Kar: NHS leaders must be honest about failures to confront racism in the workforce
Helen Salisbury: The role of artificial intelligence in general practice
Education
The value of a little extra time
Swelling and ecchymoses on the face and hands
Adrenaline autoinjectors . . . and other stories
How to recognise and manage measles
Ask an expert: HIV in primary care
Collaboration is key in managing endometriosis
Diagnosis and management of endometriosis: summary of updated NICE guidance
Intensive care unit acquired weakness and physical rehabilitation in the ICU
How to make remote consultations safer
The pressure and shame of a high risk pregnancy
A change in voice
Global health crises: Gaza
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Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit
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Age against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysis
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Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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