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FDA allows drugs without proven clinical benefit to languish for years on accelerated pathway

Covid-19: NICE issues guidance on vaccine induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis

General practice needs rescue package to prevent burnout and preserve care, warns RCGP

Covid-19: Evidence used to support mass lateral flow testing was flawed, experts say

Covid 19: More US institutes, universities, and businesses make masks mandatory as cases rise sharply

Covid-19: Countries dump vaccines as demand slumps and sharing proves difficult

Life expectancy: White people in England and Wales had worst outcomes before pandemic, data show

Covid-19: China stymies investigation into pandemic’s origins

Covid-19: One third of trainees are affected by burnout, GMC survey finds

Major incident declared at two London hospitals after severe flooding

Doctors’ pay: BMA to ask consultants if they would consider industrial action over award

Covid-19: Daily testing of schoolchildren does not lead to substantial increase in cases, preliminary data show

Candida auris,: CDC warns of risk of new, drug resistant strain in US

Covid-19: Lessons from UK’s pandemic response “cannot wait” for government inquiry, say MPs

Covid-19: US public health officials urge FDA to decide on booster vaccines

Covid-19: Longer interval between Pfizer doses results in higher antibody levels, research finds

US life expectancy plunged in 2020, especially in Hispanic and African Americans

All doctors deserve pay rise not just consultants, says BMA in response to disappointing 3% offer

New mental health waiting time targets to be introduced in England

Covid-19: 1.5 million children have been orphaned by pandemic, study estimates

GPs and emergency department doctors need more training to manage head injuries in amateur sportspeople, MPs say

US opioids: Johnson and Johnson and drug distributors offer $26bn to end thousands of lawsuits

Seven days in medicine: 14-20 July 2021

Government has failed to deliver on smoke-free pledge for England, say leading doctors

Covid-19: Two thirds in India carry antibodies, while research suggests country’s death toll is 10 times official figure

Coastal areas need more doctors, says England’s chief medical officer

Doctors from ethnic minorities earn 7% less than white colleagues, report finds

Danse macabre on “freedom day”

Covid-19: Vulnerable children aged 12-15 will be offered Pfizer vaccine, UK announces

Covid-19: Fully vaccinated NHS staff may not need to self-isolate

Covid-19: Experts condemn UK “freedom day” as dangerous and unethical

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Burnout is harming GPs’ health and patient care, doctors warn

Fiona Godlee to step down as The BMJ,’s editor in chief

Covid-19: Indonesia becomes Asia’s new pandemic epicentre as delta variant spreads

Covid-19 vaccination: GPs ruled out of booster campaign at practice level

Drug companies are fined more than £260m for overcharging NHS for hydrocortisone pills

Covid-19: Face coverings and social distancing rules will continue in all healthcare settings

Covid-19: Vaccine centres operating at 30% capacity as young people stay away

Food strategy calls for tax on sugar and salt and for GPs to prescribe fruit and vegetables

Health and Care Bill: What changes do healthcare leaders want to see?

Tulane School of Medicine placed on probation amid reports of racism and lack of diversity

Winter pressure: RSV, flu, and covid-19 could push NHS to breaking point, report warns

Seven days in medicine: 7-13 July 2021

GP data scheme may face further delay as practices refuse to hand over patient information

Texas promises $10 000 for people who enforce the state’s new limit on abortions

Covid-19: France and Greece make vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers

Covid-19: “Freedom day” in England could lead to “significant third wave of hospitalisations and deaths,” modelling predicts

Covid-19: Regulators warn that rare Guillain-Barré cases may link to J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines

Doctors rally to protest against takeover of London general practices