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Cumulative live birth rate of a blastocyst versus cleavage stage embryo transfer policy during in vitro fertilisation
Management of atrial fibrillation in older adults
This review covers core advances in atrial fibrillation and in the management of older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Management of atrial fibrillation in older adults
This review covers core advances in atrial fibrillation and in the management of older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Doctor suicide: “All I could see were tasks mounting and people constantly knocking on my door”
Adele Waters speaks to doctors and families touched by suicide
Doctor suicide: “All I could see were tasks mounting and people constantly knocking on my door”
Adele Waters speaks to doctors and families touched by suicide
More gun regulation, less firearm harm
As election season heats up in the United States, the issue of gun violence has once again secured a prominent position in American political discourse, writes Louis Klarevas
More gun regulation, less firearm harm
As election season heats up in the United States, the issue of gun violence has once again secured a prominent position in American political discourse, writes Louis Klarevas
The Darzi review distributes blame effectively
Helen Salisbury: Getting the best out of general practice
Junior doctors in England accept pay deal worth 22% over two years
Acute aortic syndrome
A third of patients miss out on risk assessments before surgery
Wellcome’s new head on the future of clinical research funding
Why I . . . take photographs
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Peer review practices are “delaying science,” academic claims in lawsuit against six publishers
Valproate: Sanofi ordered to pay €285 000 to mother whose children had birth defects
Four in five general practices are already taking collective action, says BMA
Assisted dying: Quebec allows advance directives, defying federal ban
Gaza: Over 22 000 people with life changing injuries urgently need rehabilitation, WHO warns
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign gets underway as attacks on humanitarian aid continue
How to live to 110, win a coin toss, and breathe through the anus—it’s the 2024 Ig Nobel awards
Research
Radiation dose fractionation in breast cancer
Effectiveness of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine against mpox infection
Effect of laughter exercise versus 0.1% sodium hyaluronic acid on ocular surface discomfort in dry eye disease
Long term exposure to road traffic noise and air pollution and risk of infertility
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Europe and implications for screening
Developing clinical prediction models: a step-by-step guide
Risk of dementia after SGLT-2 inhibitors versus DPP-4 inhibitors in adults with type 2 diabetes
Comment
Medical students face enough pressures—the “academic weapon” trend doesn’t help
Matt Morgan: Pods and wards—flipping through rotations
One Health models are lacking an indigenous perspective
David Oliver: Does Darzi’s report move NHS recovery and reform further forward?
Pain during gynaecological procedures: research and compassion are key to improving patients’ experiences
Should we deprescribe the term “deprescribing”?
The opportunity to begin rebuilding the NHS should not be lost
New treatments for migraine … and other research
Education
Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: initial assessment
Chronic cough in preschool aged children
Practical Prescribing: Direct oral anticoagulants
Bisphosphonates
Using hypofractionation to decarbonise radiation oncology
Reducing computed tomography (CT) imaging for adults with minor traumatic brain injuries in the emergency department
Device associated complications in the intensive care unit
Caring for dying patients in the community
Assessment and management of self-harm and suicide risk in young people
Global health crises: Gaza and mpox
Mpox outbreaks in Africa—we must avert another failure of global solidarity
The meagre flow of aid into Gaza is creating a deadly health crisis for Palestinians
Human mpox: diagnosis and management
The state of global mpox in 2024: new variants, rising outbreaks in Africa, and vaccine trials just starting
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Effect of laughter exercise versus 0.1% sodium hyaluronic acid on ocular surface discomfort in dry eye disease: non-inferiority randomised controlled trial
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Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
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Risk of dementia after initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in adults aged 40-69 years with type 2 diabetes: population based cohort study
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Suicide rates among physicians compared with the general population in studies from 20 countries: gender stratified systematic review and meta-analysis
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Effectiveness of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine against mpox infection: emulation of a target trial
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