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Clinical review

Advances in optimizing the prescription of antibiotics in outpatient settings

This State of the Art Review examines the causes of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and potential antibiotic stewardship interventions in outpatient settings

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Feature

Research waste is still a scandal—an essay by Paul Glasziou and Iain Chalmers

BMJ opinionIs 85% of health research really “wasted”?

BMJ opinionFunders and regulators are more important than journals in fixing the waste in research

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Practice

Investigating sudden hearing loss in adults

A gun violence prevention organisation leads a march in New York City

News

US doctors react to criticism from National Rifle Association

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Research methods & reporting

Reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement

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National plan is needed to tackle early childhood trauma, say MPs

News

NHS England tells CCGs to end postcode lottery over diabetes glucose devices

Editorial

Brexit will damage health

BMJ opinionThere is no version of Brexit which will benefit the NHS—only varying degrees of harm

BMJ opinionBrexit won’t build a physical wall, but the boundaries it will create will be significant

BMJ opinionRachel Clarke: Why, as a doctor, I support an informed People’s Vote

Research news

Researcher questions new study suggesting benefits of breast screening

Views & reviews

David Oliver: Is Matt Hancock really prioritising prevention over cure?

Practice

Is “watch-and-wait” after chemoradiotherapy safe in patients with rectal cancer?

Careers

How do I prepare a personal development plan?

Views & reviews

Time to put place based rivalry to rest

News

Baby care: RCOG finds average of seven factors behind each stillbirth, neonatal death, and brain injury

News

Concern about NHS is key factor in shift in views on Brexit

News

Robot assisted surgery is blamed for heart patient’s death

News

GMC should apologise for its handling of Bawa-Garba case, says RCP president

Observations

Why didn’t the budget include tax rises to pay for the NHS funding boost?

News

Sixty seconds on . . . meat tax

Research news

Vitamin D does not reduce cancer or cardiovascular events in healthy adults, trial finds

News

Audit paints “bleak picture” of diabetes care in England and Wales

News

British competitiveness at risk from visa system that rejects conference delegates, warn scientists

News

Scottish health secretary orders independent inquiry into bullying culture at NHS Highland

News

Medicaid expands and drug prices are on the agenda after US midterm elections

News

NHS outpatient model is no longer fit for purpose, says RCP

BMJ opinionA case that illustrates why the NHS appointment system needs to move from the 18th to the 21st century

News

Antibiotic resistant bacteria cause nearly one in five infections in wealthy countries, report warns

News

Gynaecologist whose erasure was quashed in High Court is fit to practise

News

Hospital suspends chemotherapy because of nurse shortage

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Eggs and risk of heart disease . . . and other stories

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