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Wastewater surveillance tells a quiet story of polio’s return
Two of three strains of wild poliovirus have been defeated, but a quiet emergence of vaccine derived strains raises tough questions. Yemisi Bokinni picks up the trail in Lagos, London, and New York
Wastewater surveillance tells a quiet story of polio’s return
Two of three strains of wild poliovirus have been defeated, but a quiet emergence of vaccine derived strains raises tough questions. Yemisi Bokinni picks up the trail in Lagos, London, and New York
Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years
This guidance is aimed at all healthcare workers who work with pregnant people and young children
Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years
This guidance is aimed at all healthcare workers who work with pregnant people and young children
Heat illnesses in clinical practice
Heat exposure poses acute health hazards to individuals and communities globally. Read this new practice pointer on how to recognise, treat, and prevent common heat related illnesses
Heat illnesses in clinical practice
Heat exposure poses acute health hazards to individuals and communities globally. Read this new practice pointer on how to recognise, treat, and prevent common heat related illnesses
Helen Salisbury: Payment for performance in general practice
Obesity plan puts onus on supermarkets to promote healthy food
Why I . . . quilt
Patients recording consultations: getting the balance of patient choice and privacy right
Can a digital NHS be equitable?
Effects of intravaginal conjugated oestrogen on pessary continuation for pelvic organ prolapse
NICE guidelines on menopause are missing nuance
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India’s organ donation programme falling short amid funding and staffing crises, says government report
Quarter of young adults in England have a mental health condition, data suggest
Diversity in senior NHS roles increases but service “must do better” say leaders
Influencer breached UK advertising rules by promoting supplement to people with ADHD, watchdog rules
Prioritise UK medical graduates for NHS training places, doctors urge
GLP-1 receptor agonists: MHRA to study possible side effects after acute pancreatitis cases
Sepsis: Diagnosis remains “urgent and persistent safety risk,” safety body warns
Formula milk: Overpriced and misleading products are risking child health, say campaigners
News in brief from the BMA annual representatives meeting
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
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
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
Comment
Parliament takes a historic step toward decriminalising abortion—but the work isn’t over
From genome to exposome: universal newborn genetic screening is the wrong focus if we want to improve population health
Why the EU AI Act falls short on preserving what matters in health
Vulnerable populations need protection in an age of impunity
Nutrition in pregnancy and the early years
The law may be an ass, but is it our last hope to protect health?
Shared care prescribing for ADHD medication—benefits prevail and risks can be managed
General practice at the core of neighbourhoods
Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy
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
Enteral tube feeding in people with advanced dementia
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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