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Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy
Trump promised to tackle Americans' lost meaning, quashed hope, and the cost of living, but it’s hard to see this happening, writes Michael Marmot
Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy
Trump promised to tackle Americans' lost meaning, quashed hope, and the cost of living, but it’s hard to see this happening, writes Michael Marmot
Effect of UK pay-for-performance programme on quality of primary care
Introducing performance related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements
Effect of UK pay-for-performance programme on quality of primary care
Introducing performance related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements
NHS inflexibility is behind falling vaccine uptake
Vaccine hesitancy may not be as big a factor as poor access, new research finds. What are NHS organisations doing to make it easier?
NHS inflexibility is behind falling vaccine uptake
Vaccine hesitancy may not be as big a factor as poor access, new research finds. What are NHS organisations doing to make it easier?
The law may be an ass, but is it our last hope to protect health?
Sepsis: Diagnosis remains “urgent and persistent safety risk,” safety body warns
Nutrition in pregnancy and the early years
General practice at the core of neighbourhoods
John Hampton: author of the The ECG Made Easy, one of the founders of Nottingham medical school and challenger of medical orthodoxies
Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years—summary of new NICE guidance
NICE guidelines on menopause are missing nuance
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Formula milk: Overpriced and misleading products are risking child health, say campaigners
News in brief from the BMA annual representatives meeting
Medical news in brief: Senior doctors’ pay ballot, clinical trial boost, device regulation overhaul, and other stories
Sudan: “Appalling” hospital attack kills more than 40 people, WHO confirms
Cervical screening home test kits will be rolled out in England from next year
Wellcome photography competition focuses on new perspectives on world health
Trump watch: Senator questions authority of new vaccine panel and asbestos ban is under threat
Appointment of FDA critic Vinay Prasad to senior role in agency prompts departures
Hospitals are targeted and destroyed as Israel-Iran war hits healthcare
Research
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
Comparative effectiveness of interventions to facilitate deprescription of benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotics
Oral contraceptives with progestogens and risk of intracranial meningioma
Sacituzumab tirumotecan versus docetaxel for previously treated EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Effect of dapagliflozin on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention
Core GRADE 7: principles for moving from evidence to recommendations and decisions
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Vulnerable populations need protection in an age of impunity
Shared care prescribing for ADHD medication—benefits prevail and risks can be managed
The deadly reality of abortion bans is unfolding in the US—like it once did in Ethiopia
John Launer: Focusing on capabilities in frailty, not just deficits
Scarlett McNally: My experience as a patient and doctor gives insight into rebuilding the NHS
Resident doctors deserve a stable and equitable future in the NHS
Helen Salisbury: Uncertain neighbourhoods
NHS management reform: regulation is just the beginning
Regulation of AI scribes in clinical practice
The drug industry’s crimes and misdemeanours extend far beyond overpricing in the US
Education
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
Diagnosis and management of gonorrhoea
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
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Loneliness and all cause mortality in Australian women aged 45 years and older
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Effectiveness of stress management and relaxation interventions for management of hypertension and prehypertension
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Prognostic value of cervical length for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic women with twin pregnancy
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Monitoring complete hydatidiform molar pregnancies after normalisation of human chorionic gonadotrophin
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Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years—summary of new NICE guidance
Impact of pay for performance in primary care
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Head injury in older people taking anticoagulants
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