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Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt
Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt
Keisha Bentley-Edwards and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in covid-19 outcomes and suggest how to distribute resources more equitably
Read the full series∙US covid-19 lessons for future health protection and preparedness
The importance of British Sign Language
Kirsten Abioye describes the huge role that British Sign Language plays in her family and the impact of health professionals not having this skill
The importance of British Sign Language
Kirsten Abioye describes the huge role that British Sign Language plays in her family and the impact of health professionals not having this skill
Correcting the scientific record on abortion and mental health outcomes
Better adherence to standards for correction or retraction of unreliable publications is essential to avoid harmful effects on public policy and health
Correcting the scientific record on abortion and mental health outcomes
Better adherence to standards for correction or retraction of unreliable publications is essential to avoid harmful effects on public policy and health
Summary of WHO guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease
This infection prevention and control guideline highlights the need for more evidence to inform effective measures during outbreaks
Summary of WHO guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease
This infection prevention and control guideline highlights the need for more evidence to inform effective measures during outbreaks
John Launer: Preventing a mismatch of agendas
We need to engage people before they become patients
Osler’s valediction: how might physicians contribute to the effort to postpone human extinction?
Pledge to boost medical training places rings hollow, say leaders
Scotland’s health visitor investment is improving child health and easing pressure on services
Professionalism in 2024: today’s doctors shouldn’t be held to outdated ideas
Regression discontinuity design studies: a guide for health researchers
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Bronx medical students to receive free tuition after $1bn donation
How to respond when asked where you’re ‘really from’
Gaza: Excess deaths could exceed 85000, researchers predict
Junior doctors in England strike for 10th time as pay dispute rumbles on
Sponge-on-a-string test replaces need for endoscopy in eight in 10 reflux patients
Nearly half US states limit or ban access to gender affirming care for adolescents, finds report
South Korea: Striking junior doctors are threatened with arrest and suspension
Dengue fever: Brazil rushes out vaccine as climate change fuels unprecedented surge
Research
Exposure to air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular diseases
Optimal timing of influenza vaccination in young children
Effect of exercise for depression
Association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with cardiovascular disease and all cause death in patients with type 2 diabetes
Process guide for inferential studies using healthcare data from routine clinical practice to evaluate causal effects of drugs
Duration of CPR and outcomes for adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest
Clinical effectiveness of an online physical and mental health rehabilitation programme for post-covid-19 condition
Comment
Helen Salisbury: Blurring the boundaries of the medical profession
Changing policy landscape around elder abuse in England and Wales
Scalpels and spotlights: bringing theatre to the theatre
Changes to the UK foundation programme add further challenges for doctors pursuing clinical academic careers
The new pandemic treaty: Are we in safer hands? Probably not
Northern Ireland: Political ambition is needed to save health care
RSV vaccination roll-outs and electronic nicotine delivery systems
Selling NHS patient data
Education
Management of chronic pancreatitis
Diagnosing asthma in children
Treatment of bladder cancer
Pulmonary embolism
Thiazide diuretics
Cognitive dysfunction after covid-19
January top picks: loving medicine
Living with the fear of recurrence
Intrapartum care–updated summary of NICE guidance
New advances in type 1 diabetes
Assessment of level of consciousness using Glasgow Coma Scale tools
Sustainable practice
BMJ Medicine
ADNEX risk prediction model for diagnosis of ovarian cancer
Feb 17
Published research on the human health implications of climate change between 2012 and 2021
Feb 10
Effect of a prepartum and postpartum intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes
Feb 7
Design differences and variation in results between randomised trials and non-randomised emulations
Feb 5
UK Jobs
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The grey area of “fertility tech” being mis-sold as contraception
Short term exposure to low level ambient fine particulate matter and natural cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory morbidity
US FDA breakthrough therapy designation and consumer drug advertising: a recipe for confusion
Advances in the management of chronic kidney disease
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Rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin treatment in adults with coronary artery disease: secondary analysis of the randomised LODESTAR trial
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Duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and outcomes for adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest: retrospective cohort study
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Comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis
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