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Locking wards has no place in psychiatric rehabilitation, says royal college

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December 14, 2018
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Hospitals hit unsafe occupancy and divert ambulances in first week of winter

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December 13, 2018
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Life expectancy: preventing heart disease will do most to reduce disparities, report finds

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December 13, 2018

BMJ opinionEngland’s stalling life expectancy—pointers for action?
EditorialGovernment’s misplaced prevention agenda
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Pakistani woman seeks court approval for sex change to earn a living

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December 13, 2018
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NICE recommends MRI for suspected prostate cancer to reduce biopsies

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December 13, 2018
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Six US doctors are charged in $464m opioid and fake treatment scheme

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December 12, 2018
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India patients reject government’s compensation scheme for recalled hip implants

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December 12, 2018
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China harvested organs from political prisoners on substantial scale, says tribunal

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December 11, 2018

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Provide evidence of claims or leave register, Charity Commission tells complementary and alternative medicine organisations

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December 11, 2018

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Independent panel calls for head of UNAIDS to be fired

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December 11, 2018
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Surgeon’s suspension for sexually motivated behaviour is overturned because of “procedural unfairness”

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December 11, 2018
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Actelion Pharmaceuticals pays $360m to settle US government claims of kickbacks to patients

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December 10, 2018
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Irish GPs and obstetricians say safe abortion service cannot be implemented on 1 January

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December 10, 2018
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GP who filmed inspection and posted his comments online is suspended for two months

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December 10, 2018

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Winter pressures: moving trainees to wards in crisis must not become “normalised,” says HEE

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December 10, 2018
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Improving professionalism will increase job satisfaction, says RCP

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December 10, 2018

BMJ opinionMedical professionalism: a key to a better health system and more satisfied doctors
BMJ opinionPreserving professionalism in the current healthcare environment

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Many patients in England are waiting more than two weeks to see a GP, figures show

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December 07, 2018
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US health system must change to meet needs of seriously ill patients, says Harvard forum

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December 07, 2018
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New era of surgery promises safer and tailored treatments but will require new methods of learning, says report

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December 07, 2018
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Complaints against doctors fell by 8% in 2017

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December 07, 2018
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Government abandons plans to allow trusts to use “safe spaces” to investigate safety breaches

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December 07, 2018
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Health gains make actions to curb climate change cost neutral, says WHO

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December 06, 2018
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New health standards aim to improve care of homeless people

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December 06, 2018
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New tick seen in nine US states is an emerging disease threat, warns CDC

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December 06, 2018

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