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Who are the winners and losers of the UK-US pharma deal—it depends which side you believe
Behind the UK’s deal with the US lies a costly surrender, write Els Torreele and Martin McKee
Who are the winners and losers of the UK-US pharma deal—it depends which side you believe
Behind the UK’s deal with the US lies a costly surrender, write Els Torreele and Martin McKee
Impact of population based breast density notification
Women notified that they have dense breasts felt more anxious and confused, did not feel informed, and had greater intentions to seek advice about their screening results from general practitioners
Impact of population based breast density notification
Women notified that they have dense breasts felt more anxious and confused, did not feel informed, and had greater intentions to seek advice about their screening results from general practitioners
The BMJ appeal 2025-26: “There is no ceasefire”—Gazan doctors brace for winter as Israeli attacks and aid restrictions continue
Ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
The BMJ appeal 2025-26: “There is no ceasefire”—Gazan doctors brace for winter as Israeli attacks and aid restrictions continue
Ongoing attacks, trickling aid, and flooding mean that Gaza and its doctors are in for a tough winter
Medical news in brief: Prostate cancer screening rejected, resident doctors seek fresh strike mandate, drug resistant gonorrhoea, and other stories
UK fast track drug approval system risks “outsourcing critical judgment”
Milkshake tax is “missed opportunity” to combat sugary toddler milks and high street coffees, say experts
Fact check: Did a recent poll really suggest most doctors oppose industrial action?
Clinical competencies for using generative AI in patient care
Rammya Mathew: Fighting health inequalities, one clinical encounter at a time
A dictionary for medicine’s unnamed moments
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FDA claims 10 child deaths caused by covid-19 vaccine, vows to tighten vaccine approvals
Obesity: WHO calls for increased production of Ozempic and other weight loss drugs
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UK-US pharmaceutical deal: NHS will pay billions more for new drugs
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Benefits and harms of ADHD interventions
Targeted therapy in advanced BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer
Agreement of treatment effects in decentralised trials versus traditional trials
Continued versus discontinued oral anticoagulant treatment for unprovoked venous thromboembolism
Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation
Maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in offspring
Cause specific mortality risks associated with tropical cyclones
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Evidence based medicine in the age of influence
Fixing low organ donation rates needs to look beyond donor organisations
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Scarlett McNally: A simple but radical approach is needed to challenge bad behaviour in the NHS
Attending to patients who do not attend—missed appointments deserve clinical attention
The BMJ appeal 2025-26: Palliative care is essential humanitarian work
Matt Morgan: Doctors should be taught by doctors
Helen Salisbury: What are neighbourhoods for?
Five fallacies harming learning from the UK’s covid inquiry
Education
Recovering from stroke against the clock
Overweight and obesity management: summary of updated NICE guidance
A destructive nasal lesion
Cerebriform pustules on scrotum
The benefits of trees . . . and other stories
Paralysed by migraine
Advances in the management of gastric cancer
Diagnosis and management of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease
Advances in the management of acute decompensated heart failure
Help me cope with new motherhood in the heat
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