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Mun-Keat Looi asks whyNews∙Fauci is defiant as congressional hearing into covid origins fails to produce smoking gunRCP showed bias in handling members’ concerns over physician associates, review findsThe Royal College of Physicians demonstrated “organisational bias,” a damning review has foundnews  |  Sep 10RCP showed bias in handling members’ concerns over physician associates, review findsThe Royal College of Physicians demonstrated “organisational bias,” a damning review has foundnews|Sep 10Changing the narrative on suicide: how can the new government deliver its ambition to save lives?England’s suicide prevention strategy still needs to be backed by sufficient resources, writes Ella Fulleropinion  |  Sep 10Changing the narrative on suicide: how can the new government deliver its ambition to save lives?England’s suicide prevention strategy still needs to be backed by sufficient resources, writes Ella Fulleropinion|Sep 10Lightning strikes the health of low income workers in IndiaLightning is responsible for over a third of deaths by natural disasters in India. And it disproportionately affects the poorest peoplefeature  |  Sep 10Lightning strikes the health of low income workers in IndiaLightning is responsible for over a third of deaths by natural disasters in India. And it disproportionately affects the poorest peoplefeature|Sep 10Sexual health: Public health leaders call for 10 year strategy to tackle soaring STI ratesnews  |  Sep 10The Ride for Ellaopinion  |  Sep 10Limit appointments to ensure safe working, GPs advisednews  |  Sep 10Great Ormond Street Hospital reviews over 700 children treated by former surgeonnews  |  Sep 10Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policyanalysis  |  Sep 10Protecting early career physicians from commercial influenceeditorial  |  Sep 9Navigating US participant data sharing requirements: implications for international clinical trialsanalysis  |  Sep 6Latest articlesNewsDoctors in Louisiana sound alarm as criminalisation of abortion drug loomsCovid:19: NHS staff still struggling with “traumatic memories” of pandemic, report findsMaintaining a personal identity: the consultant radiologistGMC appeals eight month suspension of surgeon who sexually harassed colleaguesHandover failure led to missed chance to save boy’s life, says coronerValproate: Men are advised to use contraception owing to risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in childrenCholera: Marked increase in cases and deaths globally, data showSixty seconds on . . . blood delivery dronesResearchLong term exposure to road traffic noise and air pollution and risk of infertilityProstate cancer incidence and mortality in Europe and implications for screeningDeveloping clinical prediction models: a step-by-step guideRisk of dementia after SGLT-2 inhibitors versus DPP-4 inhibitors in adults with type 2 diabetesComparative oral monotherapy of psychedelics and escitalopram for depressive symptomsSuicide rates among physicians compared with the general population in studies from 20 countriesClinical value of guideline recommended molecular targets and genome targeted cancer therapies: cross sectional studyCommentHelen Salisbury: Resisting the temptation to offer adviceThe Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals fundamental weaknesses of governancePatient related outcome measures (PROMs) in long term conditions—is it time to bring them into routine clinical practice?The future of medicine lies in nurturing our “uniquely human” skillsIdentifying long covid in children … and other researchCitizens’ assemblies, health, and health policyBetter care at the end of life: we need to change the conversationScarlett McNally: Volunteering and charity work offer massive health and community benefitsEducationChronic cough in preschool aged childrenPractical Prescribing: Direct oral anticoagulantsReducing drug waste in hospitalsBisphosphonatesUsing hypofractionation to decarbonise radiation oncologyReducing computed tomography (CT) imaging for adults with minor traumatic brain injuries in the emergency departmentDevice associated complications in the intensive care unitCaring for dying patients in the communityAssessment and management of self-harm and suicide risk in young peopleGlobal health crises: Gaza and mpoxWhen is enough, enough? Humanitarian rights and protection for children in conflict settings must be revisitedProtecting the lives of children in conflicts requires changes to the rules of engagementanalysis|Sep 4Poliovirus is detected in Gaza as “dire” conditions ignite fears of infectious diseases spreadingWHO has warned that there is a “high risk” of polio spreading in Gaza and beyond, after variant poliovirus type 2 was detected in Gaza’s sewagenews|Jul 24Mpox outbreaks in Africa—we must avert another failure of global solidarityopinion  |  Aug 15The meagre flow of aid into Gaza is creating a deadly health crisis for Palestiniansopinion  |  Jun 21Human mpox: diagnosis and managementpractice  |  Feb 6The state of global mpox in 2024: new variants, rising outbreaks in Africa, and vaccine trials just startingfeature  |  Jul 30BMJ MedicineMultimorbidity and adverse outcomes following emergency department attendanceNew research from BMJ Medicine finds that multimorbidity is prevalent in the emergency department populationAug 17All cause and cause specific mortality in 15-24-year-olds in DenmarkMortality in young people in Denmark is consistently socially patterned across measures of socioeconomic position and causes of deaths including natural and unnatural deaths caused by accidents, suicides, and homicidesAug 17Development and validation of a prognostic model to predict birth weightAug 14Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s diseaseAug 17Predicting birth weight at bookingAug 14Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a need for real world data to solve real world clinical problemsAug 17UK JobsHywel Dda University Health Board: Locum Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults H&F Partnership: Partner and salaried GP opportunities – Hammersmith & Fulham Partnership PCNGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS Trust: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in Medical EducationElysium Healthcare: Consultant Psychiatrist Elysium Healthcare: Consultant Psychiatrist NHS Grampian: Consultant in Emergency MedicineCurrent issueAll articlesPast issuesUnderfunding public health has wide ranging consequenceseditor's choice  |  Sep 5Bankrupt local authorities heap pressure on primary care, say GPsfeature  |  Sep 5How can I say no?careers  |  Sep 2Donna Ockenden: Money to improve maternity care? 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