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Palantir’s NHS contract: Government prepares to put deal out to open tender
Lab leak disease outbreaks: the long, murky history
Panic over a potential death from plague in Russia has reignited fears over laboratory leaks. Ae we doing enough to prevent them?
Lab leak disease outbreaks: the long, murky history
Panic over a potential death from plague in Russia has reignited fears over laboratory leaks. Ae we doing enough to prevent them?
Interventions for adhesive capsulitis
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy probably reduces short term pain linked to frozen shoulder compared with usual care
Interventions for adhesive capsulitis
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy probably reduces short term pain linked to frozen shoulder compared with usual care
Fireworks are an underestimated danger to public health
Stronger regulations and public education campaigns could help avoid life changing injuries, write Indu Subramanian and colleagues
Fireworks are an underestimated danger to public health
Stronger regulations and public education campaigns could help avoid life changing injuries, write Indu Subramanian and colleagues
Science Media Centre “legitimises” industries that harm health, study claims
Meet the doctors taking propranolol to combat stressful exams and shifts amid rising concern over the risks
Israel committed war crimes in West Bank, UN report finds
Thoracic epidural versus paravertebral blockade for reducing chronic post-thoracotomy pain
Serbian election shows how student leadership can drive political change
Helen Salisbury: Learning to say no to patient requests
What happens when the NHS turns away patients who can’t pay?
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French blood service is targeted in wave of refrigeration cyberattacks across Europe
Doctor who faked CV to secure NHS hospital job is struck off
Physical activity: One in four teens worldwide reported no exercise in past week, WHO figures show
Drug related deaths: Cocaine overtakes heroin for first time in England and Wales
Bird flu: Washington state resident dies in first US fatality of 2026
Scientist who exposed lead contamination in drinking water wins award for standing up for science
Multi-cancer blood tests to be trialled at GP surgeries in England
Ebola UK: British person infected in DRC outbreak will be evacuated home
Medical news in brief: New psoriasis treatment, endometriosis prescriptions soar, inquiry into hip fracture mortality rates, and other stories
Measles: New York reports first death in over 30 years as US outbreak continues to surge
Research
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
Reporting completeness of clinical trials evaluating large language model interventions in medicine
Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination before pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes
Comment
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
Big tobacco is shifting to big addiction and must be curbed
The government is off track to deliver its commitments to the NHS
Beyond blockade for chronic post-thoracotomy pain
David Oliver: Unanswered questions over Burnham’s pledge on social care
John Launer: Making sense of patient flow
New headache guidance shifts the queue, not the outcomes
Airway management for adenotonsillectomy in children
AI enabled biological threats require international governance, not voluntary safeguards
Education
Gestures that acknowledge I’m here
Advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma
Extreme weather events: A practical guide for clinicians
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
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