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News

NHS halts cross sex hormone treatment for under 18s

Jewish doctor suspended after Islamophobic comments

Vinay Prasad leaves FDA again amid dispute over Huntington’s disease treatment

Consultants demand action to protect their freedom of speech in wake of Abu-Sitta case

Iran: WHO calls for protection for health workers as conflict sweeps the Middle East

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

NHS England defines “corridor care” for first time

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

Doctors’ pay fell more than public sector average over 14 years, analysis shows

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


Research

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

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


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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