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Abortion: Two trusts are criticised for inadequate assessment of woman’s capacity to decide

Reduce GPs’ workload to tackle workforce crisis, MPs are told

Johnson & Johnson “regrets” 1971 study that injected asbestos into US prisoners

Ukraine invasion: Hope of new life in the tragedy of war

Surgeon who tried to cover up operating on wrong side of patient’s hip is struck off

England saw record 4.3 million referrals to mental health services in 2021

US states rush to limit abortions in hope that Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade

Scotland’s new staffing plan is criticised for failing to tackle retention problems

Ukraine: the medical students left behind, helping out, and left wondering

Ukraine war: GPs get updated guidance on treating refugees and returning citizens

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Covid-19: Countries in the Americas are warned not to lower their guard

Covid-19: Hospital admissions rise as cases increase in over 55s

UK’s foundation training programme for 2022 was oversubscribed by almost 800 places

Progress to eliminate racial discrimination in complaints against doctors is too slow, say leaders

Covid-19: Pandemic has shown that science can widen inequalities, says WHO head

Covid-19: Global death toll may be three times higher than official records, study suggests

Covid-19: Studies show lasting cognitive effects after infection

Ukraine invasion: Children’s hospital bombed as country reports 63 attacks on health facilities

Ukraine conflict: Global research community reviews links with Russia

Most female doctors return part time after maternity leave, analysis shows

Teenager with autism and rare kidney disease can seek transplant, judge rules

Services for children with gender dysphoria need fundamental reform, says interim review

Antipsychotics are increasingly prescribed for personality disorder, against NICE guidelines, researchers find

Seven days in medicine: 2-8 March 2022

Covid-19: Ukraine conflict calls Russia’s vaccine diplomacy into question

Covid-19: Coalition pledges $42m to develop broad protection vaccine against betacoronaviruses

NHS App should be new “front door” to NHS in England, says health secretary

Covid-19: Florida surgeon general says state will be first not to recommend vaccination for children

Opioid lawsuits: Sackler family agree final $6bn civil settlement with US states

All women must be able to access to safe abortion services, says WHO

Ukraine invasion: 16 health facilities have been attacked, WHO confirms

Lancet, will not retract discredited paper on tissue engineered trachea transplants

GPs in England should become “predominantly salaried,” says report backed by Javid

UK healthy life expectancy is not improving, data show

Breast cancer is overdiagnosed in one in six or seven cases, finds large US study

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Afghans driven to sell kidneys on black market in the face of extreme poverty

Release of vulnerable people from immigration detention is often medically unsafe and chaotic, says charity

England lost 91 fully qualified full time GPs from workforce last month, data show

Covid-19: Anti-inflammatory treatment baricitinib reduces deaths in patients admitted to hospital, finds trial

Ukraine invasion: safe corridor for medical supplies is urgently needed, says WHO

Pandemic has accelerated demand for private healthcare, report finds

Seven days in medicine: 23 February to 1 March

Covid-19: Public vaccine funding needs “strings attached” for equitable access, say campaigners

Government’s plan to recruit extra obstetricians and midwives leaves “startling gap”

GP practices in England to open 9 to 5 on Saturdays after contract is imposed

Give the NHS a workforce plan with numbers attached, say leaders

Drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson will pay $26bn as America’s biggest opioid settlement is finalised

Climate change is outpacing efforts to adapt, warns intergovernmental panel

Ministers to introduce licensing for non-surgical cosmetic procedures

Tougher population interventions are needed to reduce health inequalities, says charity

Ukraine invasion: Russian doctors urge Putin to cease hostilities

Covid-19: Incomplete lists of vulnerable patients left many unprotected, desperate, and afraid

Covid-19: Sanofi and GSK to seek regulatory authorisation for protein based vaccine

Covid-19: CDC relaxes rules on mask wearing

Covid-19: Lagging vaccination leaves the Caribbean vulnerable, says PAHO

Covid-19: Is the government dismantling pandemic systems too hastily?

US states attack gender dysphoria services for adolescents

RNA technology: five minutes with . . . Robin Shattock

Health secretary sets new digital targets for NHS

Scotland’s ambitions for NHS recovery will be challenging, says watchdog

Government’s proposed 2% rise for consultants is “insult,” says BMA

BMA urges government to end barriers to recruiting international doctors

Ukraine invasion: Agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe in Europe

Medical abortion: Clinicians oppose government plan to end home based arrangements

MHRA will investigate firm’s decision to stop marketing its mesh products in Australasia

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Covid-19: Vaccine programme a success, but staff burnout is a major risk, auditors warn

Women in Poland are paying for the rule of law crisis with their lives, rights organisation warns

Campaigners fail to overturn decision to allow US takeover of GP surgeries

Seven days in medicine: 15-22 February

NHS England sets out ambitious new mental health access standards to deal with pandemic demand

Covid-19: Severe infection in pregnancy significantly increases risks, study shows

Hospitals to return to being paid by activity from this April

Surgeon who gave lectures about operating mistake escapes erasure

Fund an extra 100 anaesthetic training posts to start tackling workforce shortfall, urges college

Formula milk industry “misuses and distorts” information to manipulate parents, says report

Covid-19: Scientists and medics warn that it is too soon to lift all restrictions in England

Covid-19: Pandemic adds to alcohol deaths in Scotland

Poorer access to community mental health services may have led to rise in detentions

Colombia decriminalises abortion to lead the region on women’s rights

Covid-19: Mexico City gave ivermectin kits to people with covid in “unethical” experiment

Hospitals in England are told to stop using caesarean rates to assess performance

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Researchers funded by US National Institutes of Health will have to make data publicly available from next year

Covid-19: Pandemic has disproportionately harmed children’s mental health, report finds

Covid-19: Antibodies after AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines decrease with age and are higher in women, data show

Government “missed opportunity” to tackle NHS and social care staff shortages

Covid-19: China’s president orders Hong Kong to control outbreak

Surgical mesh: Proposed training pathway needs more patient input, say campaigners

Seven days in medicine: 9-15 February 2022

Covid-19: Vaccine will be offered to 5-11 year olds throughout UK

Covid-19: Mask mandates fall across US against public health advice

Covid-19: Vaccinated people are less likely to get long covid, review finds

Medical support worker scheme enables 127 doctors to join NHS after escaping Myanmar coup

Six in 10 US women have poor cardiovascular health before pregnancy, study finds

Planning has to adjust to doctors taking a break after foundation years, says review

Judge quashes junior doctor’s erasure for “failure of fairness”

Medical leaders urge ministers to end UK’s fossil fuel dependence