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US opioid prescribing: the federal government advisers with recent ties to big pharma

With the US facing an epidemic of opioid deaths linked to overprescribing, Tim Schwab finds that the influential National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine has not disclosed that one of its presidents, and members of a panel it convened to advise on prescribing opioids, had recent links to the drug industry

NewsOpioid policies: scientists advising US government had commercial ties, BMJ investigation finds

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Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality

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BMJ opinion“Sit less—move more and more often”: all physical activity is beneficial for longevity

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Omega-3, omega-6, and total dietary polyunsaturated fat for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

BMJ opinionThe role of nutrition in disease prevention—how we can find better answers?

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Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments

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Addicted to eating

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Cardiologist who fitted wrong pacemaker and destroyed patient notes is struck off

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NICE rejects cannabidiol for two types of treatment resistant epilepsy in children

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Risk of antibiotic resistant meningococcal infections in Hajj pilgrims

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Polio: getting ready for the day after eradication

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GP is struck off after writing to colleague’s patients claiming she had treated them inappropriately

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Steps to better understanding resistant behaviours in hospitalised patients with dementia

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Polypill cuts major cardiovascular events by a third, study finds

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Opioid policies: scientists advising US government had commercial ties, BMJ investigation finds

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Edzard Ernst blames rise in measles on increased popularity of complementary and alternative therapies

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Ocular erythema nodosum

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Management of colorectal cancer

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Gun laws and mortality in children . . . and other stories

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Pensions crisis: the government must act

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Pension tax crisis: reform needs to be swift to tackle doctors’ sense of injustice

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Seven days in medicine: 14-20 August 2019

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NHS pensions crisis

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Every step you take

ResearchDose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality

BMJ opinion“Sit less—move more and more often”: all physical activity is beneficial for longevity

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Association of China’s universal two child policy with changes in births and birth related health factors

BMJ opinionJian-Meng Liu: The cast of thousands behind our data

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Pension crisis: trusts take matters in their own hands

BMJ opinionPaul Youngs: Pension tax reform needs to be swift to tackle doctors’ sense of injustice

FeatureThe fight to end the pension tax trap continues

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Editor's choicePensions crisis: the government must act

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David Oliver: What’s the verdict on personal health budgets?

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The fight to end the pension tax trap continues

BMJ opinionPension tax reform needs to be swift to tackle doctors’ sense of injustice

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GP who worked shifts for out-of-hours service while on sick leave is struck off

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Helen Salisbury: Balancing patient safety and autonomy

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