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A low carb diet

Research paper

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance

This found found that energy expenditure was significantly greater in participants assigned to a low carbohydrate diet compared with high carbohydrate diet of similar protein content

A hospital ward

Editorial

Noise pollution in hospitals

BMJ opinionEngaging with patients on the hospital soundscape

US global gag rule is having “chilling effect” on sexual health service providers

News

Abortion: US global gag rule is having “chilling effect” on sexual health service providers

A pharmacist reaches for medicine

Clinical review

Advances in optimizing the prescription of antibiotics in outpatient settings

numbers in a bin

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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Over half of anaesthetists have nowhere to rest during or after a shift, survey finds

Feature

Social prescribing: coffee mornings, singing groups, and dance lessons on the NHS

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Study raises hopes of minimising risk of life threatening peanut allergy reactions

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Omega 3 fatty acids can reduce risk of premature birth, finds Cochrane review

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Brexit: Doctors must speak up about risks to patients, says BMA chair

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Government must guarantee EU doctors’ rights after Brexit, says BMA

Editorial

Medical cannabis in the UK

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Contraception: drive to increase use by women in poorest countries is stalling, report finds

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NHS announces major overhaul of national cancer screening programmes in England

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Cuba pulls more than 8000 doctors out of Brazil after qualifications are questioned

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Pfizer could owe NHS £500m for extending pregabalin patent for pain

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Seeking informed consent on Brexit

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Seven days in medicine: 7-13 November 2018

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Petition against “cruel” and “ridiculous” guidance on access to medicinal cannabis attracts 400 000 signatures

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NHS staff shortages could reach 250 000 by 2030 without urgent action, experts warn

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SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes are linked to increased risk of lower limb amputation

Research news

Pollution: London’s low emission zone has improved air quality but not children’s lungs, study finds

Research paper

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious adverse events

NewsSGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes are linked to increased risk of lower limb amputation

Research paper

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people and its association with hospital admission

EditorialTackling potentially inappropriate prescribing

Editorial

Tackling potentially inappropriate prescribing

ResearchPrevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care and its association with hospital admission

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A dental sinus mimicking skin cancer

Minerva

Anticoagulants after arthroplasty . . . and other stories

Endgames

An unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain

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Cervical screening: GP leaders slam Capita over failure to send up to 48 500 letters

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Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial | The BMJ

Advances in optimizing the prescription of antibiotics in outpatient settings | The BMJ

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious adverse events: nationwide register based cohort study | The BMJ

Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US | The BMJ

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and risk of lung cancer: population based cohort study | The BMJ

Interpreting raised serum ferritin levels | The BMJ