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Strikes: Streeting threatens to withdraw extra training places if resident doctors walk out
The conversation around decriminalising abortion must be grounded in evidence
The future of abortion law and services must be guided by evidence, not swayed by anti-abortion rhetoric and misinformation, says Alison Wright
The conversation around decriminalising abortion must be grounded in evidence
The future of abortion law and services must be guided by evidence, not swayed by anti-abortion rhetoric and misinformation, says Alison Wright
Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
This review covers the epidemiology of and risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
This review covers the epidemiology of and risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
The United States is driving a public health emergency of international concern
Matthew Herder and colleagues call for broader mobilisation to avoid the deaths and morbidity in low and middle income countries likely to result from recent US policy changes
The United States is driving a public health emergency of international concern
Matthew Herder and colleagues call for broader mobilisation to avoid the deaths and morbidity in low and middle income countries likely to result from recent US policy changes
UK pessary care guidelines overlook implementation challenges
Palantir: New York Hospitals ends contract amid protests
Bird flu: First human case of H9N2 in Europe
Religious determinants of health and foreign aid cuts: no thank you for your inattention
Meta and Google are found liable for harm to child’s mental health in landmark ruling
Doctors’ pay: 3.5% award for 2026 is a “crushing blow,” leaders say
What is the SRY gene test, and should it be used to test female athletes?
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PAs will not receive CTTs, officials say, amid GMC reform fears
Scientists turn plastic waste into Parkinson’s drug
The wellness inspired rise of continuous glucose monitors for people without diabetes, including those with metabolic disorders
The GP using poetry to connect with creative medics and find catharsis
British Palestinian doctor Rahmeh Aladwan is charged with supporting Hamas
Chikungunya alert: UK cases reach 10 year high as travellers urged to protect themselves
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”
Covid vaccines are not linked to sudden death in healthy younger adults, study finds
Research
Home based, tailored intervention to reduce rate of falls after stroke
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
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Helen Salisbury: Why confidentiality matters in general practice
Increase in remote overseas primary care consultations
AI for detecting paper mill papers
Student loans scandal: young doctors are paying the price
Easing parenting challenges in the primary care workforce
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
Education
Assessment and prevention of falls in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk—summary of updated NICE guidance
Living with an increased risk of cancer
New and emerging treatments for anxiety disorders
See me as a person, not a patient
Summary of WHO clinical practice guidelines for influenza
Psychedelic medicine: mechanisms, evidence, and translation to practice
Young man with rectal bleeding
Black pleural effusion
Regulation of journals . . . and other stories
Linking my chronic pain with trauma
Management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults
Assessment and management of galactorrhoea
Tapering of antidepressants . . . and other stories
Zosteriform nodules and plaques on the trunk
Attacks on healthcare
BMJ Medicine
Rethinking care for multiple long term conditions: beyond guidelines for single diseases
Feb 23
Making clinical guidelines work for people with multiple long term conditions: analysis and recommendations from review of single condition guidelines
Feb 23
Identifying and avoiding design related biases in observational studies using the target trial framework
Feb 20
Smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Feb 12
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