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Clinical recommendations and guidelines have evolved substantially since the covid-19 pandemic started. The continuous emergence of new evidence highlights the ongoing challenge of integrating diverse research findings into practice, says this Editorial bmj.com/content/389/bm…

"In the case of preventable diseases, we already know what needs to be done." In the latest Editor's Choice, Tom Moberly looks at how our shortcomings in care also reveal opportunities bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Parents’ or other carers’ concerns may be a better indicator that a child in hospital is deteriorating than certain traditional early warning signs such as heart rate, breathing rate, or blood pressure, a prospective study has concluded bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Teenage pregnancies in Brazil have been stubbornly high for decades, but a range of efforts to tackle this inequality are finally bearing results bmj.com/content/389/bm…

In the new BMJ Medicine and Science podcast episode, Sanjay Nagral and Zulfiqar Butta speak on how militarisation threatens the health and wellbeing of the populations in India and Pakistan ⏯️ bmj.com/podcasts

A pregnant woman in the US who has been declared brain dead is being kept on life support because of worries over abortion laws in her state that may require doctors to preserve the life of the fetus—now at about 22 weeks and with a heartbeat bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Argentina will leave the WHO, President Javier Milei has confirmed, as he announced a series of radical national health reforms. Milei ratified the country’s departure from WHO after meeting US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Consumption of alcoholic drinks may raise the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a large international study. Each additional 10 g of alcohol consumed daily appears to increase the risk of this form of cancer by 3%, researchers found bmj.com/content/389/bm…

The ABPI’s permissive approach to Novo Nordisk’s ongoing violations highlights the limits to industry self-regulation of pharmaceutical promotion, argues this Editorial. "We need reform to strengthen public accountability of drug promotion in the UK" bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Is modern medicine overdiagnosing? The Age of Diagnosis, a new book by Suzanne O’Sullivan, explores how diagnostic enthusiasm can sometimes do more harm than good bmj.com/content/389/bm…

The management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is rapidly evolving toward a more personalised approach. How is the therapeutic landscape changing? bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Policy makers often advocate the use of incentive based performance metrics to drive service improvement. Do these work? Richard Lilford and colleagues analyse the data bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Summary of findings tables provide essential information about the effects of interventions on patient important outcomes. The latest article in the the Core GRADE series outlines how you should approach these tables bmj.com/content/389/bm…

"Being unable to piece together what led to Georgina’s death has made our journey in processing our loss much more challenging." Freddie Stening shares the challenges he faced while coming to terms with his wife’s unexpected death bmj.com/content/389/bm…

A pay review body recommendation that UK governments consider a separate pay framework for locally employed doctors should not be used to justify cutting their pay, the BMA has said bmj.com/content/389/bm…

"Medicine can feel like a stage: a world where life, death, and recovery collide in real time. Doctors, nurses, and clinicians play key roles in this. At first glance, this might seem admirable. But there are also real dangers." Dr Matt Morgan bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Betel nut use is prevalent in Asian countries such as China and India. In contrast to other addictive substances, betel nut remains largely unregulated and seemingly immune from consumer protection laws. This Editorial calls for legislative action bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Health services are struggling to maintain progress made in reducing the incidence of preventable illnesses. In this Editor's Choice, Tom Moberly writes on identifying opportunities for progress and areas where more work is needed bmj.com/content/389/bm…

The no-touch vein harvesting technique reduces vein graft occlusion and improves patient outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery compared with conventionally harvested vein grafts, finds new study bmj.com/content/389/bm…

"Nairobi’s informal settlements continue to experience the longest delays and the greatest need." Nairobi’s poorest areas are being hit hardest as aid cuts complicate emergency medicine problems, Frank Burkybile reports bmj.com/content/389/bm…