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Physical fitness training in patients with subacute stroke

Among adults with subacute stroke, aerobic bodyweight supported, treadmill based physical fitness training was not superior to relaxation sessions for improving activities of daily living

BMJ opinionNull but not void—the effectiveness of aerobic exercise following subacute stroke

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Design, risk of bias, and reporting of RCTs supporting approvals of cancer drugs by EMA

EditorialFlawed evidence underpins approval of new cancer drugs

BMJ opinionGauging the validity of cancer drug trials: a call for collaboration

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Foundation backed by Philip Morris funds schoolchildren’s global science contest

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Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

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Are e-cigarettes killing people in the US?

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Huge increase in hospital activity should be “wake-up call,” says acute medicine leader

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Targeted health innovation for global health

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Sertraline is better at reducing anxiety than depressive symptoms

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Vaping among US teens has doubled since 2017

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India bans e-cigarettes by executive order

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Ophthalmologist who misled patients about treatment benefits is struck off

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BMJ opinionIt’s time to call time on “The end of treatment bell”

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Antibiotics and cancer? . . . and other stories

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Ocular albinism

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Seven days in medicine: 11-17 September 2019

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Sixty seconds on . . . prostate testing

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Half of trials supporting new cancer drug approval in Europe had high risk of bias

ResearchDesign characteristics, risk of bias, and reporting of RCTs supporting approvals of cancer drugs by EMA

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Flawed evidence underpins approval of new cancer drugs

ResearchDesign characteristics, risk of bias, and reporting of RCTs supporting approvals of cancer drugs by EMA

BMJ opinionGauging the validity of cancer drug trials: a call for collaboration

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David Oliver: £25m for hospices won’t go far

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Toxicologists investigate cases of hand deformities in German babies

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Vaccination uptake: access is still biggest barrier, experts warn

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Cancer survivor swims channel four times non-stop

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MPs call for inquiry into troubled urology unit after whistleblower publishes book

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NHS England explores funding options for cystic fibrosis drug

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Matt Morgan: When bullet points miss the heart

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