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Lived experience as expertise
How climate change is threatening Africa by supercharging Rift Valley fever
A mosquito borne virus has killed hundreds of people in East Africa—and climate change is accelerating its spread. Frank Burkybile reports
How climate change is threatening Africa by supercharging Rift Valley fever
A mosquito borne virus has killed hundreds of people in East Africa—and climate change is accelerating its spread. Frank Burkybile reports
Measles: restoring confidence in vaccine information
Outbreaks of measles are symptoms of a global health system in trouble. Public health must reclaim digital spaces to boost trust
Measles: restoring confidence in vaccine information
Outbreaks of measles are symptoms of a global health system in trouble. Public health must reclaim digital spaces to boost trust
Cancer related lymphedema
Lymphedema is a prevalent, incurable, and morbid condition. This review provides an overview of lymphatic function and lymphedema pathogenesis
Cancer related lymphedema
Lymphedema is a prevalent, incurable, and morbid condition. This review provides an overview of lymphatic function and lymphedema pathogenesis
Doctors welcome extra specialty training posts but warn they “won’t touch the sides”
Northern Ireland GPs vote for collective action following contract imposition
Caution is prescribed for American Academy of Paediatrics’ guidelines on weight loss medications for childhood obesity
How can a portfolio career boost my wellbeing?
Practical steps are required to prioritise women’s health in research globally
Rammya Mathew: The NHS 10 year plan—patient power or quiet exclusion?
Health research in England is grinding to a halt
Latest articles
News
Covid-19: Indian health ministry refutes links between sudden cardiac death and vaccination
Resident doctors vote for industrial action
Doctor struck off over “persistent dishonesty” and misconduct
Patient safety regulation in England to be overhauled after review
Deaths from non-communicable diseases in Americas up 43% since 2000
General practices must not be “left to wither” in new neighbourhood health plans, leader warns
Some 11.8 million Americans projected to lose health insurance as Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes
Bariatric surgeries rise among US teens, as adult numbers fall
US government announces “largest healthcare fraud takedown in history”
Research
Cancer outcomes in women without upfront surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ: observational cohort study
Impact of physician assistants on quality of care
The main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic
Right C7 neurotomy at the intervertebral foramen plus intensive speech and language therapy versus intensive speech and language therapy alone for chronic post-stroke aphasia
Effect of UK pay-for-performance programme on quality of primary care
Comparative effectiveness of interventions to facilitate deprescription of benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotics
Oral contraceptives with progestogens and risk of intracranial meningioma
Comment
NHS 10 year plan: Can using AI offer a solution to the NHS’ problems?
Lived experience: from intention to global action
Improving care for people with dementia through co-creation of action plans in the Western Pacific region
Obesity in Latin America: effective responses value lived experience
Decolonisation of global health must include civil society
Meaningful engagement with people with lived experience: challenging, messy, and more vital than ever
Engaging with patients in humanitarian crises: learning from access to insulin in Ukraine
Stigmatising language made me avoid diabetes care; meaningful engagement with people with diabetes is the answer
Meaningful engagement with LGBTQI+ lived expertise can reduce inequity in mental healthcare
Education
What support do young carers find helpful?
Practical Prescribing: Aspirin
Living in a prison with no bars
Sexual assault referral centres provide high quality support
Counting large numbers . . . and other stories
Progressive skin rash with eye and mouth involvement
A red ulcer on the leg
Balancing empathy and information in cancer treatment
Early onset colorectal cancer
Advances in the management of hepatitis B
Please explain the seriousness of the situation
Current management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Global health crises: Gaza
Gaza: “Sham” aid plan goes ahead as doctor sees nine of her 10 children killed
Gaza: Israel aid plan is “fig leaf for further violence,” says UN humanitarian chief
Gaza: Israel’s hospital attacks leave critically ill patients lying on the street
Gaza: Two children arrive in UK for urgent medical treatment
BMJ Medicine
Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older
Apr 6
Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for management of hypertension and prehypertension
Apr 8
Prognostic value of cervical length for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic women with twin pregnancy
Apr 16
Monitoring complete hydatidiform molar pregnancies after normalisation of human chorionic gonadotrophin
Apr 23
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Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years
Impact of pay for performance in primary care
Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors
Head injury in older people taking anticoagulants
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Young women and anal sex
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Association between rainfall and diagnoses of joint or back pain: retrospective claims analysis
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Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study
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PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews
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