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The Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine

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Behind the scenes of the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine trial

Never has the spotlight been as strong on a clinical trial as that on the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, the first approved for covid-19. The BMJ spoke to its lead principal investigator, Stephen Thomas

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A patient with covid-19 in a hospital in Wuhan, China

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Excess mortality in Wuhan city and other parts of China during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak

Protests against the anti-abortion bill in Columbia, US

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US abortions: Nine in 10 laws on access since 2017 increased restrictions, study finds

Children at school

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Covid-19: Keeping schools as safe as possible

EditorialClosing schools is not evidence based and harms children

Incontinence is lonely and hard to talk about

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Incontinence is lonely and hard to talk about

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Statins have no overall effect on frequency or severity of muscle symptoms, study finds

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Statin treatment and muscle symptoms

BMJ opinionDo statins cause muscle symptom side effects?

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Effect of screening by clinical breast examination on breast cancer incidence and mortality after 20 years

BMJ opinionThe story of the Mumbai breast screening study

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England’s clinical negligence system needs urgent reform, say medical organisations

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Covid-19: GPs could get extra funding to boost vaccine uptake in hard-to-reach groups

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Covid-19: All adults on learning disability register should be prioritised for vaccination, says advisory committee

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How to conduct written online consultations with patients in primary care

FeatureCan I receive and store images sent from patients during remote consultations?

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Multiple itchy lesions after recent travel

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Lichen amyloidosis of the legs

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David Oliver: We can support primary care without blaming hospital doctors

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Sambadrome marks Brazil’s covid deaths

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Home testing HPV kits will be offered to women in England as part of screening trial

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Tracking down John Bell: how the case of the Oxford professor exposes a transparency crisis in government

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Flexible working and teamwork are needed to protect doctors’ wellbeing, say leaders

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Closing schools is not evidence based and harms children

EditorialCovid-19: Keeping schools as safe as possible

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Covid-19: Vaccine success drives England’s lockdown exit

BMJ opinionThe government has set out its covid roadmap for England—will it avoid a fourth lockdown?

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Clare Gerada: Loss has become a daily experience in the covid-19 pandemic

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Helen Salisbury: Debts of gratitude

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Should NHS managers be regulated like doctors?

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Covid-19: First doses of vaccines in Scotland led to a substantial fall in hospital admissions

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Subsidiary of US healthcare firm will run more than 50 GP practices after takeover deal

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Covid-19: Plans to share vaccines aren’t enough, says charity

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Sixty seconds on . . . human challenge trials

Head to headShould we allow human challenge studies to infect healthy volunteers with SARS-CoV-2?

BMJ opinionHuman challenge trials of covid-19 vaccines have much to teach us

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NHS reorganisation: We don’t need a big bang

NewsNHS reorganisation must not be rushed through during pandemic, leaders warn

BMJ opinionA new bill to reform the NHS in England: the wrong proposals at the wrong time

AnalysisWill a new NHS structure in England help recovery from the pandemic?

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