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Interpreting a lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test

Interpreting a lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen test

How should clinicians interpret and communicate results from Lateral Flow Device tests? Read this practice pointer to find out more

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Regenerative medicine for neurological diseases

Regenerative medicine aspires to transform the future practice of medicine. This clinical review offers a synopsis of progress to date and confronts challenges ahead

clinical review | Jun 23

Regenerative medicine for neurological diseases

Regenerative medicine aspires to transform the future practice of medicine. This clinical review offers a synopsis of progress to date and confronts challenges ahead

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clinical review

Jun 23

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Persistent pulmonary disease after acute covid-19

Lingering pathology contributes to a wider picture of poor health after hospital discharge, finds this Editorial

editorial | Jun 21

Persistent pulmonary disease after acute covid-19

Lingering pathology contributes to a wider picture of poor health after hospital discharge, finds this Editorial

Lung scan during the covid-19 pandemic

Jun 21

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The BMJ’s special issue on racism in medicine

The BMJ has won the Diversity and Inclusion Award at this year's #PPAAwards for our issue on Racism in Medicine.

Jun 23

The BMJ’s special issue on racism in medicine

The BMJ has won the Diversity and Inclusion Award at this year's #PPAAwards for our issue on Racism in Medicine.

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Jun 23

Weight management service plans are flawed and will add to GP workload, BMA warns

news | Jun 23

GMC to appeal tribunal decision that found case against urologist was racist

news | Jun 23

Covid-19: Israel advises against foreign travel after recording 125 new cases

news | Jun 23

Future of covid-19 vaccine pricing: lessons from influenza

analysis | Jun 22

Lockdown in Nepal further strains supply of lifesaving maternal health drug

feature | Jun 22

Helen Salisbury: Should I stay or should I go?

opinion | Jun 22

Clare Gerada: My father and the GMC

opinion | Jun 22

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GP is liable only for costs of harm related to her advice in case of “wrongful birth,” say Supreme Court judges

Labour calls for transparency in appointment of new head of NHS England

Trieste’s mental healthcare model is under threat, claim supporters of the community based approach

Fitness to practise: Plan would class doctors investigated for health reasons as lacking in competence

GMC is accused of complacency about discrimination in its work

Role model: Ebere Okereke

East Kent trust is fined £733 000 for unsafe care of mother and baby

Research

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Mobile health and privacy: cross sectional study

P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy or dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary revascularisation

Risk of hospital admission for patients with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7

Characterising the background incidence rates of adverse events of special interest for covid-19 vaccines

Postoperative low molecular weight heparin bridging treatment for patients at high risk of arterial thromboembolism

Effect of dexamethasone on complications after major non-cardiac surgery

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David Oliver: Why shouldn’t GPs use social media to rebalance the debate on covid-era consultations?

Building a sustainable infrastructure for covid-19 vaccinations long term

The NHS needs a comprehensive plan for recovery

Health apps are designed to track and share

Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2: maximise uptake among adults while prioritising the most vulnerable

Online consultations are the solution—but to which problems?

David Oliver: Deaths from hospital acquired covid are everyone’s problem

Education

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Investigating raised creatine kinase

A lump in the hand

Shared decision-making: summary of NICE guidance

Valuing life . . . and other stories

A rare complication of recurrent pressure ulcers

An unusual presentation of prolonged delirium

Role of C reactive protein and procalcitonin in the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in children

Delta variant

Covid-19: Cases of delta variant rise by 79%, but rate of growth slows

Almost all new cases of covid-19 are the delta variant but new data suggests that while case numbers are increasing, the rate of growth is slower than a week ago

Jun 21

Delta variant: What is happening with transmission, hospital admissions, and restrictions?

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As the delta variant dominates in the UK, Elisabeth Mahase asks: is another wave on the horizon?

Jun 15

Covid-19 and the delta variant—we need an urgent focus on mitigations in schools

opinion | Jun 11

The UK’s response to new variants: a story of obfuscation and chaos

opinion | May 28

Covid-19: Delta variant is now UK’s most dominant strain and spreading through schools

news | Jun 4

Is the government “following the data” on face coverings in schools?

opinion | May 14

Lateral flow tests

Covid-19: UK extends lateral flow test authorisation despite US warning not to use them

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The UK medicines regulator has extended the authorisation for the lateral flow tests used as part of the mass covid-19 testing programme

Jun 18

Daily contact testing trials in schools are unethical

Extending them to include the delta variant puts everyone at risk, warn experts in an open letter published by The BMJ

opinion

Jun 17

Diagnostic tests must be more rigorously regulated

Jun 15

Covid-19: US regulator raises “significant concerns” over safety of rapid lateral flow tests

news | Jun 14

What do we know about lateral flow tests and mass testing in schools?

feature | Mar 19

Covid-19: How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic

feature | Feb 4

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Canada Medical Careers: Recruiting GP’s for GREAT positions across Canada!

The Walcote Practice, Private GP: Salaried GP

Government of Jersey General Hospital: Consultant Orthodontist

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Government of Jersey General Hospital: Consultant in General Medicine & Diabetes & Endocrinology

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Industry-funded medical education is always promotion

feature | Jun 4

How to communicate with patients who are D/deaf or have hearing loss

practice | Jun 9

Explaining covid-19 performance: what factors might predict national responses?

analysis | Jan 29

Suspend intellectual property rights for covid-19 vaccines

editorial | May 28

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Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is “likely” responsible for deaths of some elderly patients, Norwegian review finds

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Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study

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Covid-19: New data on Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine backs 12 week dosing interval

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Covid-19: US regulator raises “significant concerns” over safety of rapid lateral flow tests

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Covid-19: Lateral flow tests are better at identifying people with symptoms, finds Cochrane review

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Delta variant: What is happening with transmission, hospital admissions, and restrictions?

Community

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Achievements of the UK pig sector in reducing overall antibiotic use

Re: Global covid-19 vaccine rollout and safety surveillance—how to keep pace

Re: Polio outbreak: officials deny reports of cover-up in Pakistan

Re: Partha Kar: Imposter syndrome is no cause for shame

Coercion for care home staff and could extend to NHS

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Risk of mortality in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/1: matched cohort study

Mar 9, 2021

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Covid-19: Social murder, they wrote—elected, unaccountable, and unrepentant

Feb 3, 2021

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Reconsider this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games

Apr 14, 2021

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Covid-19: Norway investigates 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination

Jan 15, 2021