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Doctors’ industrial action: in search of an endg...
Kamran Abbasi, editor in chiefThe BMJkabbasi{at}bmj.comFollow Kamran on Twitter @KamranAbbasiTo those, like me, who lived through the miners’…
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Coroner warns of “multiple failures” that cont...
- BY Clare Dyer
A coroner has written to the health secretary, Victoria Atkins, to report “multiple failures” by doctors, nurses, and…
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Fertility clinic in east London has licence suspen...
- BY Jacqui Wise
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has ordered the Homerton Fertility Centre in east London to stop…
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Care provider is fined £650 000 over safety fai...
- BY Jacqui Wise
Priory Healthcare has been fined £650 000 for safety failings over the death of a patient who escaped from…
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Surge in anti-gay laws in Africa imperil progress ...
- BY Owen Dyer
The International AIDS Society (IAS) and UNAIDS have spoken out against legislation passed by Ghana’s parliament last week…
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Sixty seconds on . . . 10 000 steps
- BY Jacqui Wise
I thought that number was arbitraryThe widely used target of 10 000 steps a day does seem to originate…
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February top picks: new beginnings
- BY Eabha Lynn
Éabha Lynn, BMJ editorial scholarMidway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, 1 February is the celebration…
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Exercise, mortality, . . . and other stories
- BY superadmin
Benefits of physical activityA couple of weeks ago, Minerva complained that, although studies showing physical exercise improved health…
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AI app that can diagnose acute otitis media may cu...
A smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help accurately diagnose acute otitis media could reduce unnecessary…
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Asthma: Four in 10 patients do not receive timely ...
Some 40% of patients admitted to hospital with asthma are not receiving timely follow-up in primary care after…
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Same day GP hubs: How will they affect access and ...
Plans for a new patient triage system across primary care in northwest London have caused “immense concern” among…
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Antibiotic costs rise 1100% as big pharma exits Ni...
Yemisi Bokinni, freelance journalistLondon, UKyemisi.bokinni{at}doctors.org.ukAs economic struggles force the departure of major drug companies, Nigeria is grappling with…
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