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Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan, China

As of early February 2020, compared with patients initially infected with SARS-Cov-2 in Wuhan, the symptoms of patients in Zhejiang province are relatively mild, finds new research

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Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements

Tamiflu

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What did we learn from Tamiflu?

Population

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Trends and risk factors of mortality and disability adjusted life years for chronic respiratory diseases from 1990 to 2017

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Associations between macrolide antibiotics prescribing during pregnancy and adverse child outcomes in the UK

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Assisted dying: RCGP continues to oppose change in law after polling members

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Rules on isolation rooms for suspected covid-19 cases in GP surgeries to be relaxed

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Surgeon who acted as expert witness must pay £88 000 in costs, says judge

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How to become a neurosurgeon

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Weight loss pill praised as “holy grail” is withdrawn from US market over cancer link

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Doctors as leaders: five minutes with . . . Carrie MacEwen

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Coronavirus: Wales tests 90% of suspected patients in their own home

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Specialty training application deadline is extended after Oriel recruitment portal collapses

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An unexpected finding on a chest radiograph

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Assisted dying: your vote counts

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Problematic PSA . . . and other stories

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Two subcutaneous nodules on the lower back

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Brazil strives to replace its More Doctors programme for underserved regions

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Children’s health and wellbeing must be prioritised by governments, experts urge

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Patients of a third surgeon who worked at a Spire hospital are recalled over concerns

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Seven days in medicine: 12-18 Feb 2020

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Macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy are linked with birth defects, study suggests

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Letter from China: covid-19 on the grapevine, on the internet, and in commerce

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Coronaviruses in animals and humans

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Hip replacements: do public or private providers do better?

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Points based immigration system risks pushing social care sector “over the edge”

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Raising alcohol tax to fund NHS would benefit poorer households, report claims

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Covid-19: a puzzle with many missing pieces

ResearchClinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus

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Maternal and fetal outcomes following exposure to duloxetine in pregnancy

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Associations between macrolide antibiotics prescribing during pregnancy and adverse child outcomes in the UK: population based cohort study | The BMJ

Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan, China: retrospective case series | The BMJ

Rejection of rejection: a novel approach to overcoming barriers to publication | The BMJ

Your results may vary: the imprecision of medical measurements | The BMJ

Comparison of risk factor associations in UK Biobank against representative, general population based studies with conventional response rates: prospective cohort study and individual participant meta-analysis | The BMJ

Matt Morgan: When nothing is the right thing to say | The BMJ