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Meningitis: Kent outbreak “passes peak” as one new suspected case is reported in northwest England
No and low alcohol drinks may encourage teens to start drinking, researchers warn
The rise of “nolo” drinks has sparked debate about whether they are harmless—or a slippery slope
No and low alcohol drinks may encourage teens to start drinking, researchers warn
The rise of “nolo” drinks has sparked debate about whether they are harmless—or a slippery slope
How can I be a more compassionate leader?
Listening, being vulnerable, and celebrating successes are all part of being a good leader, Elisabeth Mahase hears
How can I be a more compassionate leader?
Listening, being vulnerable, and celebrating successes are all part of being a good leader, Elisabeth Mahase hears
Assessment and prevention of falls in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk—summary of updated NICE guidance
Fall related injuries are a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality
Assessment and prevention of falls in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk—summary of updated NICE guidance
Fall related injuries are a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality
Rethinking eGFR monitoring in chronic kidney disease
Alzheimer’s drugs: Lecanemab and donanemab to be reconsidered for NHS after appeal
Ralph Ross Russell: pioneer of stroke medicine and astute diagnostician
David Oliver: Unmet care and housing needs are often behind lengthy hospital admissions
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
The power of tenacity, with cares and graces: a revolution in oncology and The BMJ
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Antisemitism: Four Jewish charity ambulances in London are destroyed in “cowardly” arson attack
Environmental Protection Agency is sued by 24 US states over change to greenhouse gas regulation
Meningitis: MenB strain may have evolved to be more transmissible, say experts
GMC: Doctors to get new rules on their personal beliefs and work
Covid inquiry: “Superhuman” efforts of health workers saved NHS from collapse, report finds
Emergency department doctor suspended for “predatory” behaviour over examinations of colleagues
Child mortality: millions of preventable deaths as aid cuts thwart progress, UN warns
What you need to know about meningitis B now
Plastic surgeon who tried to kill colleague is struck off
Medical news in brief: Daily pill for hot flushes, medical training prioritisation bill passes, no Sweden subsidy for Wegovy, and other stories
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
Comment
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
Establishing four pillar treatment of chronic heart failure
A sole treatment for hip arthritis . . . and other research
Intensification or optimisation: the unmet need of patients with gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Plans to force doctors in Scotland to complete mandatory NHS service are as illogical as they are insulting
We must be more systematic about risk holding throughout doctors’ careers
Suicide prevention in patients with cardiovascular conditions
Helen Salisbury: The use and misuse of fit notes
Improving perinatal bereavement care in settings with the highest mortality
Measles: children and vulnerable communities face disproportionate harms
Education
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
Non-traumatic knee pain in an adolescent boy
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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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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Young women and anal sex
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Breastfeeding and codeine guidance in doubt after calls for retraction of pivotal Lancet study
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