Intended for healthcare professionals
We should be wary of campaigns by pharmaceutical companies to destigmatise obesity
Effects of plastic exposure on human health
Growing evidence links human exposure to microplastics to adverse health outcomes. This review summarises current knowledge
Effects of plastic exposure on human health
Growing evidence links human exposure to microplastics to adverse health outcomes. This review summarises current knowledge
Changes in pregabalin use and overdose after government interventions and media coverage
Public awareness and tighter prescribing restrictions linked to decline in pregabalin misuse
Changes in pregabalin use and overdose after government interventions and media coverage
Public awareness and tighter prescribing restrictions linked to decline in pregabalin misuse
Abdul El-Sayed: Who is America’s first epidemiologist senator?
Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the United States’ first Muslim and first epidemiologist senator. Elisabeth Mahase looks at how medicine has shaped his journey
Abdul El-Sayed: Who is America’s first epidemiologist senator?
Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the United States’ first Muslim and first epidemiologist senator. Elisabeth Mahase looks at how medicine has shaped his journey
Microsoft IT outage: NHS cancels operations as many services affected
Act now to stop staff snooping on UK medical records, says data regulator
Palantir: doctors urge medical leaders to oppose extension of NHS deal
What Brazil’s leftist win means for the world’s biggest universal health system
Kay Dickersin: pioneer of evidence based medicine and a founder of the Cochrane Collaboration
Diagnosis and need in ADHD and autism care
Discontinuing antihypertensives in older patients before non-cardiac surgery
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News
Gaza: US doctor condemns “shocking murder” of fellow surgeon in Israeli attack on hospital
“I’m not like other medics:” deconstructing the medical student stereotype
GPs condemn move to install sensors in practices to track unused space
Bird flu: Fear of ICE may discourage dairy workers from seeking testing, US union warns
AMR: Over 400 antibiotic resistant infections were reported every week in England last year
Heatwaves: Ambulances hit hardest as many delayed seeking care, analysis finds
Changes to Prevent guidance on radicalisation: what you need to know
Yvette Cooper unveils new NHS quango as part of abolishing “world’s largest quango”
Consultants’ strike in England is called off as union “pauses” action
From Glastonbury to the London marathon—event medicine doctors are in the dark over new regulation
Private and NHS hospitals still failing to cooperate to catch rogue doctors, report warns
Research
Effect of intensive blood pressure control on cognitive outcomes and brain structures in adults with type 2 diabetes
Thoracic epidural versus paravertebral blockade for reducing chronic post-thoracotomy pain
Interventions for adhesive capsulitis
Adenotonsillectomy in children with laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube ventilation
Impact of a large measles outbreak associated with transmission in the Americas and Canada’s loss of measles elimination status
Comparative effectiveness of three splints for rehabilitation after finger flexor tendon repair
Acetic acid chromoendoscopy for detection of neoplastic Barrett’s oesophagus
Effectiveness of a structured template to improve completeness of reporting randomised trial protocols
Evaluation of the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of current summary reporting of adverse events to the Food and Drug Administration using the manufacturer and user facility device experience database
Comment
The limits of planning, data, and AI: where the judgment of the human in the loop takes over
AI prescribing: clinical oversight must not be removed without robust evidence
The NHS doesn’t routinely collect data on LGBTQ+ health, even though meaningful improvements can’t happen without it
Lula’s victory extends beyond Brazil and so do the challenges he faces
Beyond checklists: journals need to rethink how they implement reporting guidelines
Public health must not return to business as usual after the US midterms
We must build infrastructure for a needs-based system of mental healthcare
How academic medicine can confront commercial determinants of health
Forever chemicals are an insidious challenge for public health
Harnessing the personal health data explosion
Surrogate outcomes in clinical research
What doctors search for . . . and other research
Education
Practice Pointer: Community management of delirium
Gestures that acknowledge I’m here
Advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma
Living with POTS during weather changes
Bat-borne zoonoses: transmission, impact, prevention, and management
Clinical update: Assessment and management of Helicobacter pylori infection
What are the next steps for my severe fatigue?
The genetics of schizophrenia . . . and other stories
Dry conjunctivae
The person my clinicians never got to meet
Diagnosis and management of lower limb cellulitis
Beard rash
Advances in the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections
Climate
Conflict and climate change are driving food shortages
As conflict and the climate emergency converge, we must put women, children, and adolescents at the heart of integrated action
Protecting workers from increasing heat
Effects of extreme heat on physiology, morbidity, and mortality under climate change: clinical implications
BMJ Medicine
Biological treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Aug 20
High altitude pulmonary hypertension: overlap with other types of pulmonary hypertension and implications for treatment
Aug 19
Incidence of gestational diabetes and inequalities in adverse pregnancy outcomes in England
Aug 3
Completion and outcomes of postmarketing requirements and commitments issued by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs
Jul 24
UK Jobs
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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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Pregabalin: the case for dialling back on a mediocre analgesic
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Effect of discontinuing antihypertensives on perioperative hypotension in older patients before non-cardiac surgery: multicentre, randomised, double blind, controlled trial
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Gestures that acknowledge I’m here
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TRIPOD+AI statement: updated guidance for reporting clinical prediction models that use regression or machine learning methods
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