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News

Trump’s glyphosate order infuriates MAHA movement, leaving RFK Jr exposed

Puberty blockers: “Too many” non-experts involved in debate, Chris Whitty says

UK-US drug deal: Ministers given power to control NICE approvals despite warnings

Medical news in brief: Illegal weight loss jab raid, new pill for sleeping sickness, healthcare attacks rise, and other stories

ChatGPT’s health AI has dangerous flaws, study warns

Sweden won’t subsidise weight loss jab because of concerns over “major economic consequences”

The art of growing older: new exhibition reflects on perceptions of ageing

Gaza: Interim court order allows aid agencies to stay but entry of staff and supplies suspended

Microplastics: do they harm human health?

Puberty blockers trial: Professor Jacob George “excused” from involvement as data linkage study is greenlit

Rare diseases: NICE lays out quality standard to improve diagnosis and treatment


Research

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

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

CONSORT-C 2026 explanation and elaboration: recommendations for enhancing the reporting and impact of paediatric randomised trials

SPIRIT-C 2026 explanation and elaboration: recommendations for enhancing the reporting and usefulness of paediatric randomised trial protocols

CONSORT-Children and Adolescents (CONSORT-C) 2026 extension statement: enhancing the reporting and impact of paediatric randomised trials

SPIRIT-Children and Adolescents (SPIRIT-C) 2026 extension statement: enhancing the reporting and usefulness of paediatric randomised trial protocols


Comment

The danger of ignoring canaries in the coalmine: from child poverty and wood burning stoves to doctors’ pay

Wired to avoid dementia . . . and other research

GLP-1 drugs hold promise for treating substance addiction

Climate change threatens survival—will warnings from economists and intelligence services at last move us to act?

Metabolic medicines and addiction: what GLP-1 receptor agonists might add to substance use care

Matt Morgan: Why is stopping a pointless intervention so difficult?

Trachoma: the final push for global elimination

John Launer: Finding meaning in general practice

Medicaid: the medical safety net of the United States is being unraveled

Partha Kar: Expanding roles of healthcare staff—where are the safety checks?

Revisiting the diagnostic classification for low back pain

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