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New #BMJResearch: Standard chemoradiotherapy with concurrent and adjuvant camrelizumab in patients with high risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma: multicentre, randomised, open label, phase 3 trial
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February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
New #BMJResearch: Standard chemoradiotherapy with concurrent and adjuvant camrelizumab in patients with high risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma: multicentre, randomised, open label, phase 3 trial
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How can I prepare for fasting while working as a doctor?
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
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From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
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February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
How can I prepare for fasting while working as a doctor?
From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
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From prioritising sleep and hydration to rota planning, Muslim doctors share advice as they get ready for Ramadan
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📣 Call for papers on the geopolitics of global health.
We are inviting submissions of articles that interrogate and uncover the geopolitical determinants of global health.
Read more in this editorial from @jocalynclark.bsky.social and Gabriel Leung
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We are inviting submissions of articles that interrogate and uncover the geopolitical determinants of global health.
Read more in this editorial from @jocalynclark.bsky.social and Gabriel Leung
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February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
📣 Call for papers on the geopolitics of global health.
We are inviting submissions of articles that interrogate and uncover the geopolitical determinants of global health.
Read more in this editorial from @jocalynclark.bsky.social and Gabriel Leung
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
We are inviting submissions of articles that interrogate and uncover the geopolitical determinants of global health.
Read more in this editorial from @jocalynclark.bsky.social and Gabriel Leung
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisors to join our weekly manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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Freelance Research Editorial Advisor | 27 February, 2026 | Jobs and careers with BMJ Group
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February 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisors to join our weekly manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
https://bit.ly/4r0L7Op
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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Galactorrhoea is the discharge of milk or milk-like fluid from the breasts that is not associated with childbirth or breastfeeding.
What causes galactorrhoea? And how should doctors assess someone with galactorrhoea?
#MedEd
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What causes galactorrhoea? And how should doctors assess someone with galactorrhoea?
#MedEd
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Assessment and management of galactorrhoea
What you need to know
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February 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Galactorrhoea is the discharge of milk or milk-like fluid from the breasts that is not associated with childbirth or breastfeeding.
What causes galactorrhoea? And how should doctors assess someone with galactorrhoea?
#MedEd
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What causes galactorrhoea? And how should doctors assess someone with galactorrhoea?
#MedEd
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#Hamnet is about a plague from another time, but it resounds with audiences who lived through covid-19’s horrors, argues @thelakshmik.bsky.social
"In Hamnet’s pathos is a shared remembrance."
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"In Hamnet’s pathos is a shared remembrance."
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Is Hamnet the pandemic story we needed?
Hamnet is about a plague from another time, but it resounds with audiences who lived through covid-19’s horrors, argues Lakshmi Krishnan
The plague is a bystander in Chloé Zhao’s recent film adaptat...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#Hamnet is about a plague from another time, but it resounds with audiences who lived through covid-19’s horrors, argues @thelakshmik.bsky.social
"In Hamnet’s pathos is a shared remembrance."
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"In Hamnet’s pathos is a shared remembrance."
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The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisors to join our weekly manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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Freelance Research Editorial Advisor | 27 February, 2026 | Jobs and careers with BMJ Group
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The BMJ is seeking UK and international clinical editorial advisors to join our weekly manuscript meeting for research papers.
You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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You will attend 4-6 virtual meetings a year.
If you are interested, please apply by 27 February 2026
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#BMJExclusive: Doctors should not engage with any aspect of the NHS Federated Data Platform outside direct patient care because of its links to the controversial US tech giant Palantir, the BMA says
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Palantir and NHS: BMA to tell members to limit use of tech system
Doctors should not engage with any aspect of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) outside direct patient care because of its links to the controversial US tech giant Palantir, the BMA says.
The unio...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
#BMJExclusive: Doctors should not engage with any aspect of the NHS Federated Data Platform outside direct patient care because of its links to the controversial US tech giant Palantir, the BMA says
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"The greatest flaw in clinical medicine might be our desire to banish uncertainty."
In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the tyranny of clinical fear
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In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the tyranny of clinical fear
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February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"The greatest flaw in clinical medicine might be our desire to banish uncertainty."
In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the tyranny of clinical fear
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In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the tyranny of clinical fear
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Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a BMJ study from China
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February 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a BMJ study from China
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Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but this new study shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals #BMJResearch
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February 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but this new study shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals #BMJResearch
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A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk’s social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred.
Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports
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Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports
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February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk’s social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred.
Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports
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Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports
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Robust statistical reasoning is vital in the courtroom.
Amy L Wilson and Sarah Cumbers look at why cases in which healthcare professionals are suspected of killing or harming patients pose particular statistical challenges
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Amy L Wilson and Sarah Cumbers look at why cases in which healthcare professionals are suspected of killing or harming patients pose particular statistical challenges
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February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Robust statistical reasoning is vital in the courtroom.
Amy L Wilson and Sarah Cumbers look at why cases in which healthcare professionals are suspected of killing or harming patients pose particular statistical challenges
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social
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Amy L Wilson and Sarah Cumbers look at why cases in which healthcare professionals are suspected of killing or harming patients pose particular statistical challenges
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social
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More people are surviving with cancer for longer and with health needs that may persist for decades after treatment.
Cancer is a chronic disease: why don’t we treat it as one?
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Cancer is a chronic disease: why don’t we treat it as one?
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February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
More people are surviving with cancer for longer and with health needs that may persist for decades after treatment.
Cancer is a chronic disease: why don’t we treat it as one?
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Cancer is a chronic disease: why don’t we treat it as one?
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Which ideological approach is best to govern a health system?
"A successful health system is, it seems, most probably a triumph of evidence informed political wisdom over politically driven ideology."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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"A successful health system is, it seems, most probably a triumph of evidence informed political wisdom over politically driven ideology."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Which ideological approach is best to govern a health system?
"A successful health system is, it seems, most probably a triumph of evidence informed political wisdom over politically driven ideology."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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"A successful health system is, it seems, most probably a triumph of evidence informed political wisdom over politically driven ideology."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice
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Read this practice article on giant cell arteritis
https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-086139
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January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Read this practice article on giant cell arteritis
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https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-086139
Clinical Review: Evaluation and management of chest pain from cardiovascular causes in female patients
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January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Clinical Review: Evaluation and management of chest pain from cardiovascular causes in female patients
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Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) seems to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, finds randomised controlled trial
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January 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) seems to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, finds randomised controlled trial
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"Presenting data alone will not shift these beliefs—in the absence of trust, evidence has nowhere to land."
Public health must bridge the divide with groups who mistrust science, writes @lucindahiam.bsky.social
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Public health must bridge the divide with groups who mistrust science, writes @lucindahiam.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"Presenting data alone will not shift these beliefs—in the absence of trust, evidence has nowhere to land."
Public health must bridge the divide with groups who mistrust science, writes @lucindahiam.bsky.social
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Public health must bridge the divide with groups who mistrust science, writes @lucindahiam.bsky.social
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The US government’s assertive use of import tariffs means the health implications of trade policy can no longer be sidelined.
Trade policy needs greater attention from health researchers and public health experts, say @drmcnamara.bsky.social and Benjamin Hawkins
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Trade policy needs greater attention from health researchers and public health experts, say @drmcnamara.bsky.social and Benjamin Hawkins
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January 29, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The US government’s assertive use of import tariffs means the health implications of trade policy can no longer be sidelined.
Trade policy needs greater attention from health researchers and public health experts, say @drmcnamara.bsky.social and Benjamin Hawkins
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Trade policy needs greater attention from health researchers and public health experts, say @drmcnamara.bsky.social and Benjamin Hawkins
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Without US funding, Europe will likely become the WHO's dominant funding bloc.
The US withdrawing from WHO makes Europe the system stabiliser in global health multilateralism, writes Ilona Kickbusch
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The US withdrawing from WHO makes Europe the system stabiliser in global health multilateralism, writes Ilona Kickbusch
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January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Without US funding, Europe will likely become the WHO's dominant funding bloc.
The US withdrawing from WHO makes Europe the system stabiliser in global health multilateralism, writes Ilona Kickbusch
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The US withdrawing from WHO makes Europe the system stabiliser in global health multilateralism, writes Ilona Kickbusch
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ICE agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain illegal immigrants
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January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
ICE agents are using an app developed by Palantir that draws on the health records of millions of Americans to find and detain illegal immigrants
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New BMJ Research: Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England
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January 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
New BMJ Research: Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England
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Potassium sparing diuretics are widely used in the management of hypertension, heart failure, and oedema.
What should you know when prescribing these drugs? #MedEd
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What should you know when prescribing these drugs? #MedEd
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January 26, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Potassium sparing diuretics are widely used in the management of hypertension, heart failure, and oedema.
What should you know when prescribing these drugs? #MedEd
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What should you know when prescribing these drugs? #MedEd
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