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Sudan has spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe, but the IRC is helping to restore hope in communities
Eatizaz Yousif explains the role of the IRC in delivering essential services
Sudan has spiralled into a humanitarian catastrophe, but the IRC is helping to restore hope in communities
Eatizaz Yousif explains the role of the IRC in delivering essential services
US public health would be in danger under Robert F Kennedy Jr
Putting RFK Jr in charge of healthcare would push the US towards conspiracy and anti-science sentiment, writes Brian Klaas
US public health would be in danger under Robert F Kennedy Jr
Putting RFK Jr in charge of healthcare would push the US towards conspiracy and anti-science sentiment, writes Brian Klaas
Inequalities in uptake of childhood vaccination in England, 2019-23
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening, with uptake rates of five vaccines lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation
Inequalities in uptake of childhood vaccination in England, 2019-23
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening, with uptake rates of five vaccines lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation
Mike Pawson: obstetrician and gynaecologist who reflected on the psychological aspects of fertility and pregnancy
NHS spent £140m on management consultants in four years, data show
The storm that blew the Royal College of Physicians off course
Irish medical regulator says regulating physician associates is outside its remit
Overcoming gender gaps in health leadership
Bans on junk food advertising are a vital move to protect our children’s health
How did the RCP get into a mess over physician associates?
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PAHO: Americas report record dengue and Oropouche cases
CMO Chris Whitty asks policy makers to “be brave” with public health decisions
Simplify safety advice, report warns as harms rise in NHS in England
Government proposes 2.8% pay rise for doctors in England next year
Syria: Doctors warn of refeeding syndrome and infections in released prisoners
Autism service stops taking new patients amid 18 year wait for diagnosis
Malaria: Drug resistance and fragile health systems are hindering progress, WHO warns
Demand for private weight loss surgery declined last year
US to begin testing unpasteurised milk for bird flu virus
Research
Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes
Cardiac output-guided haemodynamic therapy for patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery
Contemporary menopausal HRT and risk of cardiovascular disease
Interventions for the management of long covid
Deep learning in medical image analysis: introduction to underlying principles and reviewer guide using diagnostic case studies in paediatrics
Endometriosis and uterine fibroids and risk of premature mortality
Nurse and doctor turnover and patient outcomes in NHS acute trusts in England
Extension of the PRISMA 2020 statement for living systematic reviews (PRISMA-LSR): checklist and explanation
Comment
Christmas 2024: Demedicalising dying—medicine must accept death as a natural part of life
Aortic valve replacements … and other research
Scarlett McNally: Improving our health will reduce the strain on social care
Rammya Mathew: New guidance is a golden opportunity to tangibly improve asthma care
Helen Salisbury: An illusion of control
Health professionals must demand action on femicide and abuse
Building infrastructure is key to unifying UK health data
Preventing sexually transmitted infection globally
Doctors’ clinical judgment risks being sacrificed on the altar of protocol driven care
Education
Giving CPR left me seeking reassurance
Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit
Evidence for local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy versus transrectal prostate biopsy
Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management—summary of updated NICE guidance
Haematuria in children
Identifying young people who are experiencing criminal and sexual exploitation
Identification and management of child abuse and neglect
Annular erythema
Expanding the prion paradigm . . . and other stories
Global health crises: Gaza
Infectious diseases are being allowed to run rampant in Gaza
Gaza: Over 22 000 people with life changing injuries urgently need rehabilitation, WHO warns
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign gets underway as attacks on humanitarian aid continue
When is enough, enough? Humanitarian rights and protection for children in conflict settings must be revisited
BMJ Medicine
Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments
Oct 30
Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of biologic drugs in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, and psoriasis
Oct 28
HPV9 vaccination and risk of immune mediated diseases in Denmark
Oct 22
Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in patients with chronic kidney disease with or without type 2 diabetes
Oct 1
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“Medical misogyny” leaves many women in pain, MPs’ inquiry finds
Mortality and risk of diabetes, liver disease, and heart disease in individuals with haemochromatosis HFE C282Y homozygosity and normal concentrations of iron, transferrin saturation, or ferritin
Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty
Advances in the management of psoriatic arthritis in adults
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Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studies
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Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Inequalities in uptake of childhood vaccination in England, 2019-23: longitudinal study
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Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
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Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease: Swedish nationwide register based emulated target trial
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Use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma: national case-control study
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Re: Scarlett McNally: Improving our health will reduce the strain on social care
Incomplete portrayal of the value of PSA screening
Re: “Medical misogyny” leaves many women in pain, MPs’ inquiry finds
Doctors’ clinical judgment risks being sacrificed on the altar of protocol driven care; doctors are poorly equipped to handle medicolegal conflicts--NHS and educators have failed
What is driving the enormous media coverage of Assisted Death?
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The illusion of evidence based medicine
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