We must confront our biases and reconsider the needs and experiences of women from ethnic minorities working in healthcare to prevent discrimination in the #NHS , writes Fizzah Ali
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#Exclusive : A new review, chaired by Hilary Cass, calls for far reaching changes to the way children and adolescents with gender dysphoria and gender incongruence are treated.

Cass talks to The BMJ in an exclusive interview

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#covid19 , climate change, cost-of-living, and conflict crises reflect political, structural, and policy choices that drive an overarching crisis of inequality. Kumanan Rasanathan et al say they should prompt a shift to #HealthierSocieties

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A popular Botox nasal spray for hay fever has been hailed as a breakthrough, but clinical evidence is lacking, reports Sangeetha Nadarajah
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Our piece for the BMJ 'future of the NHS commission' centres sustainability as a guiding principle to steward healthier futures.

It's been such a pleasure to work with brilliant colleagues Callum Forbes Catherine Baker Dr Matt Morgan Dr Kate Womersley...

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'Sustainability must be at the heart of the NHS as we look to the future, both to improve the health system today and to make it resilient to future shocks.”

Rita Issa #BMJNHSCommission
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Nearly a third (30%) of doctors currently practising medicine in the UK are considering leaving in the next 12 months to work abroad, a survey by GMC has suggested
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The BMJ's editor in chief Kamran Abbasi was speaking today at the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare about The BMJ's Commission on the Future of the NHS.

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Thirty organisations, including leading mental health charities and bereaved families’ organisations, have called on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to focus on the mental health effects of the pandemic #UKCovidInquiry
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Attaining good health requires more than healthcare, and improvements in the NHS alone are inadequate to address the health crisis—action is needed on social determinants of health, say Dr Lucinda Hiam, Bob Klaber, Dr Annabel, & Sir Michael Marmot #BMJNHSCommission
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We must act on the social determinants of health and place sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future to ensure a healthy society, argue experts in two new reports from The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time issued strict rules limiting six longlasting chemicals in drinking water throughout the US.

These so called “forever” chemicals have been linked to health problems
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This study suggests that a large scale, pharmacy based PPI overuse intervention was associated with reduced PPI use overall.

The primary benefits are likely to be reduced pill burden for patients and reduced drug costs, say researchers Jacob E. Kurlander
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As Barbados faces rising numbers of #diabetic foot amputations, the nation’s health experts are mobilising to uncover the root causes, reports Dr Yemisi Bokinni
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Waiting times for NHS hospital treatment in England have improved slightly according to the latest performance figures, but experts are warning the NHS is stuck in a cycle of poor performance and the way figures are counted has affected the overall picture
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'Since becoming a neurology registrar there have been many times where I have not fit into the mould of external expectations.'

Invisibility and discrimination harm women from ethnic minorities working in the #NHS , writes Fizzah Ali
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Kenya’s health system has been under severe strain as the doctors’ strike entered its fourth week, with the government adamant that it will not give in to demands for increased pay
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The Cass review is an opportunity to place evidence informed care at the heart of gender medicine, writes Kamran Abbasi in this week's Editor's Choice
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NICE has recommended atogepant for the prevention of chronic and episodic migraines in adults whose previous treatments have failed.

As many as 170 000 people could receive the preventive treatment in England
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