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Physical inactivity, cardiometabolic disease, and risk of dementia

In this study that addressed bias due to reverse causation, physical inactivity was not associated with all-cause dementia or Alzheimer’s disease

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Primary palliative care needs urgent attention

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UK patients who tested Kuvan for phenylketonuria will get supplies after trials end, says company

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NHS reorganisation in 2013 led to fall in cervical screening uptake, study finds

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A&E consultant whose wife skipped triage and was treated at home is suspended for a month

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Doctors still see own mental health problems as sign of weakness, research finds

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US medical school abandons affirmative action after pressure from Trump administration

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Contaminated blood scandal: solicitors for victims call for hepatitis C screening programme in England and Wales

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Gene therapy can cure “bubble boy” disease in babies, researchers find

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NHS trusts pay pension contributions in cash to ease consultants’ tax burden

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Transvaginal mesh: FDA orders remaining products off US market

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Half of patients prescribed statins fail to hit target reduction in LDL cholesterol

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Exclusive: Trainees can face fees of £65 a night to stay in hospital during 24 hour non-resident on-call shifts

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Drive to curb prescribing of over-the-counter drugs saves less money than planned

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When doctors and parents disagree: royal college issues advice on dealing with conflict

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Open access: remember the patients

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Testing of illicit drugs in the Netherlands could be a model for the UK

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Doctors who make single clinical mistake are unlikely to face full GMC investigation under new process

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