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Cigarette planet

Editorial

Tobacco control: new resources, existing treaties, and emerging challenges

International investment in tobacco control is more important than ever, says this editorial commenting on three new research papers

ResearchCigarette consumption estimates for 71 countries from 1970 to 2015

ResearchImpact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on global cigarette consumption

ResearchPrevalence of vaping and smoking among adolescents in Canada, England, and the US

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Colorectal cancer

Editorial

Rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults

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Practice

Setting goals can help people with early stage dementia improve function

Transparency

Editorial

Trust and transparency in medical device regulation

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Practice

Evaluating the impact of healthcare interventions using routine data

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Ebola: Epidemic in DRC is one of world’s “most complex health emergencies”

News

Doctors have cut extra work and avoided promotion because of pension changes, poll finds

News

BMA votes to poll members on its assisted dying stance

Views & reviews

Clare Gerada: Thriving in medicine

Views & reviews

Helen Salisbury: Talking about death

Careers

Why I . . . teach mindfulness

News

Doctors spurn NHS long term plan

Feature

The wrong diabetes: how C peptide testing might help

Feature

“Doctors need to step up”—why are there still so few medical chief executives in the NHS?

Feature

One doctor’s disability may lead to curriculum change in India

News

Poor induction and lack of honest feedback is blamed for higher rate of GMC referrals among BAME doctors

News

NHS needs to “cross the rubicon” of explaining service closures to patients, regional health boss says

News

BMA to hold conference on gender bias in response to sexism allegations

News

WHO drops opioid guidelines after criticism of corporate influence

Views & reviews

We need a social care system that is as much a source of national pride as the NHS

News

Hospitals are using “escalation” beds routinely, not just in winter, BMA finds

News

Doctors’ early retirement triples in a decade

Analysis

Rational use of antibiotics in the context of China’s health system reform

News

Whorlton Hall: Advisers quit government review in protest at CQC’s handling of abuse scandal

News

Sixty seconds on . . . agonal breathing

Analysis

Containing medical expenditure: lessons from reform of Beijing public hospitals

Analysis

Realigning the incentive system for China’s primary healthcare providers

Analysis

Reforming public hospital financing in China: progress and challenges

Editorial

China’s encouraging commitment to health

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