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Political events and mood among young physicians

Major political events, such as the 2016 presidential election and inauguration, were associated with declines in mood among young US physicians, finds this study

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Donald Trump Feb 2017

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“Calling Dr Trump”

general anaesthesia

Clinical review

Does general anesthesia affect neurodevelopment in infants and children?

Alzheimer’s disease

Clinical review

Cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: clinical management and prevention

gestational diabetes

Research paper

Maternal diabetes during pregnancy and early onset of cardiovascular disease in offspring

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Matt Morgan: Cold food on hot desks

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Helen Salisbury: Oh, those lazy, part time GPs!

Careers

Role model: Kay Mohanna

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NHS staff and patients urged to get vaccinated as flu season starts early

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Government hands Amazon free access to NHS information

Views & reviews

Can expert bias be reduced in medical guidelines?

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Cochrane launches new research field to tackle overdiagnosis and medical excess

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New government is urged not to stoke “unrealistic expectations” about NHS performance

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Sixty seconds on . . . mobile phone injuries

Analysis

One size does not fit all: implementation of interventions for NCDs

Analysis

Prioritising action on alcohol for health and development

News

Tackling drug deaths in Scotland: five minutes with . . . Emilia Crighton

News

Norovirus: hospitals in England close over 1100 beds in past week

Observations

What the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the DUP, and Greens are promising the NHS

News

A third of premature deaths in England are linked to social inequality, study finds

News

Measles: 142 000 people died in 2018, mostly aged under 5

News

Climate emergency: healthcare systems aren’t prepared for risks to health, warns WHO

Endgames

Acute paraplegia in a healthy child

Feature

Shared decision making: why the slow progress? An essay by Neal Maskrey

Practice

Intrusive thoughts in perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder

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The BMJ Christmas 2019 appeal: a health centre is not a health centre if it doesn’t have clean water

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