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“Silent scandal” of missing lung diagnostics in England’s most deprived areas
The BMJ finds there is a postcode lottery for access to crucial diagnostic services that most impacts the areas with the highest burden
“Silent scandal” of missing lung diagnostics in England’s most deprived areas
The BMJ finds there is a postcode lottery for access to crucial diagnostic services that most impacts the areas with the highest burden
Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events
This study finds an association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and increased risk of acute cardiovascular events
Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events
This study finds an association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and increased risk of acute cardiovascular events
How Botswana discovered omicron
Monkgomotsi Maseng was one of a team in Botswana that discovered the now dominant omicron variant of covid-19. She tells Keletso Thobega about being a medical scientist in Africa
How Botswana discovered omicron
Monkgomotsi Maseng was one of a team in Botswana that discovered the now dominant omicron variant of covid-19. She tells Keletso Thobega about being a medical scientist in Africa
Sharp Scratch episode 90: Sharing is caring
Seven in 10 GPs see rise in patients seeking help to deal with cost of living crisis, warns RCGP
US doctors told to steer clear of “grateful patient” hospital fundraising because of ethical concerns
NHS has rescheduled one million hospital appointments this year because of strike action
Helen Salisbury: Advice and guidance for all referrals
Some police have stopped answering mental health calls, with no alternative support in place, experts warn
The BMJ’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2040
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Research
Efficacy and safety of an inactivated virus-particle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2
Visits by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the USA
Non-erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Venous thromboembolism with use of hormonal contraception and NSAIDs
Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease
Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment
Effect of home cook interventions for salt reduction in China
Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation
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Universal health coverage: ensuring that nobody is left behind
David Oliver: NHS doctors’ pay—what are the right comparisons?
Ending communicable diseases requires a combined elimination framework
Understanding inequalities in breast cancer screening uptake
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—21 September 2023
Legally blocked: the right to health
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Education
Taking a collateral history: the missing piece of the puzzle
Looking but not seeing
How to identify and manage sports related concussions in primary care
Advances in the care of breast cancer survivors
Glucose monitoring and glucose lowering agents for children and young people with type 2 diabetes
Diagnosis and management of sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease in primary care
Management of epilepsy during pregnancy and lactation
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Personality disorder
Two-drug antiretroviral regimens for HIV
Medical doctor apprenticeships
NHS workforce plan aims to train thousands more doctors and open up apprenticeship schemes
David Oliver: Shortening and narrowing training won’t solve the medical workforce crisis
What are medical doctor degree apprenticeships? A brand new route into medicine
Apprenticeships only part of the answer to widening participation in medicine, says BMA
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Association between perinatal mortality and morbidity and customised and non-customised birthweight centiles in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Wales, and England
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Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway
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