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Children at school

Editorial

Covid-19: Keeping schools as safe as possible

The decision to reopen schools must be accompanied by effective risk mitigation measures, says this Editorial

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EditorialClosing schools is not evidence based and harms children

Statin treatment

Research paper

Statin treatment and muscle symptoms

BMJ opinionDo statins cause muscle symptom side effects?

A patient with covid-19 in a hospital in Wuhan, China

Research paper

Excess mortality in Wuhan city and other parts of China during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak

John Bell

Feature

Tracking down John Bell: how the case of the Oxford professor exposes a transparency crisis in government

Clinical breast examination

Research paper

Effect of screening by clinical breast examination on breast cancer incidence and mortality after 20 years

BMJ opinionThe story of the Mumbai breast screening study

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GP academic can practise again after suspension for dishonesty is cut short

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Covid-19: Judge caps costs that campaigners will have to pay for PPE court action

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Covid-19: Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reduced cases by 94% in Israel, shows peer reviewed study

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NHS and social care workforce planning is a “joke,” says former health secretary

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Covid-19: One in seven people in England have antibodies from infection or vaccination, finds study

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It’s self-interest to share our vaccines globally

Research paper

Instrumental variable meta-analysis of aggregated randomized drug trial data for evaluating proposed target mechanisms

ResearchEffect of reductions in amyloid levels on cognitive change in randomized trials

Research paper

Effect of reductions in amyloid levels on cognitive change in randomized trials

ResearchInstrumental variable meta-analysis of aggregated randomized drug trial data for evaluating proposed target mechanisms

Minerva

Exercise to survive a heart attack . . . and other stories

Editorial

The case for an international pandemic treaty

News

Staff wellbeing: NHS England expands support with 40 hubs

News

Seven days in medicine: 17-23 February 2021

News

Statins have no overall effect on frequency or severity of muscle symptoms, study finds

News

England’s clinical negligence system needs urgent reform, say medical organisations

News

Covid-19: GPs could get extra funding to boost vaccine uptake in hard-to-reach groups

News

Covid-19: All adults on learning disability register should be prioritised for vaccination, says advisory committee

Practice

How to conduct written online consultations with patients in primary care

FeatureCan I receive and store images sent from patients during remote consultations?

Endgames

Multiple itchy lesions after recent travel

News

US abortions: Nine in 10 laws on access since 2017 increased restrictions, study finds

Minerva

Lichen amyloidosis of the legs

Views & reviews

David Oliver: We can support primary care without blaming hospital doctors

Practice

Incontinence is lonely and hard to talk about

News

Sambadrome marks Brazil’s covid deaths

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Home testing HPV kits will be offered to women in England as part of screening trial

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It’s self-interest to share our vaccines globally

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Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence? | The BMJ