Editor's Choice Dunk that cola BMJ 2013; 347 :f6838; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses We need to separate “old” and “age” BMJ 2013; 347 :f6823; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Research Interspinous process device versus standard conventional surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: randomized controlled trial BMJ 2013; 347 :f6415; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Physical activity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective study from the Nurses’ Health Study cohorts BMJ 2013; 347 :f6633; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Open Access Perinatal outcomes after bariatric surgery: nationwide population based matched cohort study BMJ 2013; 347 :f6460; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Open Access News US trade agreement threatens to increase drug prices and withhold safety data BMJ 2013; 347 :f6908; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses EU policy on e-cigarettes is a “dog’s dinner,” says UK regulator BMJ 2013; 347 :f6871; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Swedish health advisory body says too much carbohydrate, not fat, leads to obesity BMJ 2013; 347 :f6873; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses New bid to legalise assisted suicide reaches Scottish parliament BMJ 2013; 347 :f6890; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Patients are losing sight because of rising demand in eye clinics BMJ 2013; 347 :f6877; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission New US prevention guidelines focus on overall risk of cardiovascular disease BMJ 2013; 347 :f6858; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses First case of human infection with new bird flu virus is confirmed BMJ 2013; 347 :f6862; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Essex hospital is put into special measures over breach of licence BMJ 2013; 347 :f6874; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission WHO warns world over health needs in Philippines BMJ 2013; 347 :f6852; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Evidence is lacking for or against multivitamins to prevent heart disease or cancer, US task force says BMJ 2013; 347 :f6840; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission GP who married widower shortly after patient’s death is suspended for six months BMJ 2013; 347 :f6841; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Cleared GP asks police to investigate patient for perverting course of justice BMJ 2013; 347 :f6836; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses NHS medical director proposes two tier emergency service BMJ 2013; 347 :f6828; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 2013; 347 :f6775; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Trial will test whether shopping vouchers encourage breast feeding BMJ 2013; 347 :f6807; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Academics who spoke out on swine flu risks were more likely to have industry links, study finds BMJ 2013; 347 :f6758; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Shortage of health workers is set to double, says WHO BMJ 2013; 347 :f6804; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Canada must do more to tackle poorer health of indigenous people, says national chief BMJ 2013; 347 :f6785; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Syrian refugees could bring polio to Europe, experts warn BMJ 2013; 347 :f6778; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses TB activists at world conference boo Indian minister off stage BMJ 2013; 347 :f6779; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Insurers are required to offer coverage for mental problems similar to that for physical ones BMJ 2013; 347 :f6784; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission NHS “pays twice” for patients at walk-in centres who are registered elsewhere, study finds BMJ 2013; 347 :f6773; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Teenagers say slim cigarettes are “cool” and “classy” BMJ 2013; 347 :f6759; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Hunt “strained” the law to try to close Lewisham Hospital services, say judges BMJ 2013; 347 :f6771; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Observations John Burn: Pet hate is risk averse bureaucracy BMJ 2013; 347 :f6736; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Sailing without a lookout: cuts to the Office for National Statistics BMJ 2013; 347 :f6739; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Obamacare’s rocky road BMJ 2013; 347 :f6805; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Analysis Population ageing: the timebomb that isn’t? BMJ 2013; 347 :f6598; (Published 12 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Clinical Reviews Central venous catheters BMJ 2013; 347 :f6570; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses CME Endgames What is a non-inferiority trial? BMJ 2013; 347 :f6853; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Longitudinal ultrasound through the testicle BMJ 2013; 347 :f6781; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Transverse ultrasound image through the orbit BMJ 2013; 347 :f6780; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Minerva An adder bite in Sussex BMJ 2013; 347 :f6723; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Sportsman’s groin and other stories . . . 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BMJ 2013; 347 :f6695; (Published 14 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Secondary prevention for patients after a myocardial infarction: summary of updated NICE guidance BMJ 2013; 347 :f6544; (Published 13 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Research Methods & Reporting Cascade diagrams for depicting complex interventions in randomised trials BMJ 2013; 347 :f6681; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Making inferences on treatment effects from real world data: propensity scores, confounding by indication, and other perils for the unwary in observational research BMJ 2013; 347 :f6409; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Views & Reviews Sir David who? BMJ 2013; 347 :f6899; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses Big pharma and big medicine in big trouble BMJ 2013; 347 :f6900; (Published 15 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses India should introduce daily drug treatment for tuberculosis BMJ 2013; 347 :f6769; (Published 11 November 2013) PDF Permission Responses