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	Impact of population based breast density notification: multisite parallel arm randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen
	Brooke Nickel, Nick Ormiston-Smith, Erin Cvejic, Jennifer Isautier, Lisa Hammerton, Karen Baker, Paula Legerton, Paul Vardon, Zoe McInally, Sandy Robertson, Kirsten McCaffery, Nehmat Houssami
	BMJ  2025;391:e083649, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083649 (Published 3 December 2025) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web extra]

	Arthroscopic subacromial decompression versus placebo surgery for subacromial pain syndrome: 10 year follow-up of the FIMPACT randomised, placebo surgery controlled trial
	Kari Kanto, Mathias Bäck, Thomas Ibounig, Robert Björkenheim, Antti Malmivaara, Tomasz Czuba, Jari Inkinen, Juha Kalske, Vesa Savolainen, Ilkka Sinisaari, Pirjo Toivonen, Simo Taimela, Teppo L N Järvinen, Mika Paavola, on behalf of the Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) Investigators
	BMJ  2025;391:e086201, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086201 (Published 2 December 2025) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web extra]

Practice

	Recovering from stroke against the clock
	Matthew Berryman
	BMJ  2025;391:r2349, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2349 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines: Overweight and obesity management: summary of updated NICE guidance
	Caroline Mulvihill, Helen M Parretti, Nivedita Aswani, on behalf of the Guideline Committee
	BMJ  2025;391:r2286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2286 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	Exclusive: Drug rollout aimed to show UK still a "science superpower" only reaches 10% of target
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;391:r2579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2579 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS in Scotland must reform to survive, report warns
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2025;391:r2578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2578 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	MERS: France confirms first cases in 12 years
	Barbara Casassus
	BMJ  2025;391:r2577, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2577 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Flu: England facing record surge, with "no peak in sight"
	Jane Feinmann
	BMJ  2025;391:r2576, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2576 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Vaccine hesitancy: Chris Whitty says non-judgmental patient conversations needed to counter disinformation in UK
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;391:r2569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2569 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Infant formula: UK government aims to lower price but takes "baby steps" on marketing regulation
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2025;391:r2568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2568 (Published 4 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Medical news in brief: Prostate cancer screening rejected, resident doctors seek fresh strike mandate, drug resistant gonorrhoea, and other stories
	BMJ  2025;391:r2528, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2528 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	UK fast track drug approval system risks "outsourcing critical judgment"
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2025;391:r2556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2556 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Milkshake tax is "missed opportunity" to combat sugary toddler milks and high street coffees, say experts
	Emma Wilkinson
	BMJ  2025;391:r2554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2554 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Women’s pain: Australian inquiry finds widely unmet healthcare needs
	Bianca Nogrady
	BMJ  2025;391:r2547, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2547 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	The Big Picture: Floating hospital transforming lives in Bangladesh
	Alison Shepherd
	BMJ  2025;391:r2529, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2529 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	News Analysis: Covid inquiry: "Inexcusable" lockdown errors, "toxic" government culture, damaging school closures
	Jacqui Thornton
	BMJ  2025;391:r2548, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2548 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	FDA claims 10 child deaths caused by covid-19 vaccine, vows to tighten vaccine approvals
	Marty Logan
	BMJ  2025;391:r2546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2546 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	WHO: Ramp up production of weight loss injections to combat global obesity
	Luke Taylor
	BMJ  2025;391:r2540, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2540 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Resident doctors: Latest strike is "cynical attempt to wreck Christmas," says Streeting
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;391:r2541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2541 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Fact check: Did a recent poll really suggest most doctors oppose industrial action?
	Matthew Limb
	BMJ  2025;391:r2539, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2539 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK-US pharmaceutical deal: NHS will pay billions more for new drugs
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2025;391:r2538, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2538 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	Wood burning stoves could go up in smoke in air pollution crackdown
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2025;391:r2535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2535 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Will revived PFI schemes deliver what NHS needs or repeat past failures?
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2025;391:r2532, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2532 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	HIV action plan: At-home tests to be trialled through the NHS app
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2025;391:r2530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2530 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Breast cancer failings: "Culture of complacency" led to unnecessary surgery and delayed treatment at NHS trust
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2025;391:r2527, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2527 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Sixty seconds on . . . salmon sperm facials
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;391:r2525, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2525 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

Editor's Choice

	Evidence based medicine in the age of influence
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2025;391:r2545, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2545 (Published 4 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Health information in age of social media and influence
	Tina D Purnat, David Scales
	BMJ  2025;391:r2419, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2419 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial pain syndrome
	Stephen Gill, Michael Bullen
	BMJ  2025;391:r2514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2514 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Childhood obesity crisis: Government plans to tackle childhood obesity must follow Unicef’s guidance
	Tamsin Smutna
	BMJ  2025;391:r2542, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2542 (Published 4 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	League tables: NHS league tables risk perpetuating inequities
	Edoardo Cervoni
	BMJ  2025;391:r2518, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2518 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	League tables: Hospital league tables must promote learning rather than blame
	Mirza Lalani
	BMJ  2025;391:r2504, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2504 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Feature

	Social Media and Healthcare: The social media influencers your patients are turning to before they get to your clinic
	Stephanie Santos Paulo
	BMJ  2025;391:r2501, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2501 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The BMJ Annual Appeal: The BMJ appeal 2025-26: "There is no ceasefire"—Gazan doctors brace for winter as Israeli attacks and aid restrictions continue
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;391:r2492, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2492 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine in the Media: How a menopause campaign with industry ties became official US policy
	Jennifer Block
	BMJ  2025;391:r2491, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2491 (Published 1 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Methods & Reporting

	Special Paper: Proposal for a critical appraisal tool for studies using the Delphi method (DCAT)
	Sean Grant, Dmitry Khodyakov
	BMJ  2025;391:e084509, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-084509 (Published 5 December 2025) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web extra]

Analysis

	Responding to public health challenges of medical advice from social media influencers
	Raffael Heiss, Steven Woloshin, Sneha Dave, Elena Engel, Sascha Gell, Erin Willis
	BMJ  2025;391:e086061, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086061 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical competencies for using generative AI in patient care
	Marcus Lewis, David Fraile Navarro, Charlotte Blease, Rupal Shah, Sara Riggare, Sylvie Delacroix, Richard Lehman
	BMJ  2025;391:e085324, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085324 (Published 2 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

	Ruth Janet Butler
	Simon Butler
	BMJ  2025;391:r2555, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2555 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Jeffrey Ellis
	Ruth Thomason
	BMJ  2025;391:r2553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2553 (Published 5 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Andy Whitelaw: neonatologist who led research on "kangaroo care" and changed thinking on neonatal brain injury
	John Illman
	BMJ  2025;391:r2544, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2544 (Published 3 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text]

Endgames

	Case Review: Bilateral damaged thumb nails
	Xinting Wang, Wenhao Chen, Wenlong Hu
	BMJ  2025;391:e084847, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-084847 (Published 4 December 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Goodhart’s law in diabetes care . . . and other stories
	BMJ  2025;391:r2482, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2482 (Published 4 December 2025) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Erythema nodosum, arthralgia, and lymphadenopathy
	Ying Yan, Shunli Tang
	BMJ  2025;391:e084531, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-084531 (Published 4 December 2025) [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

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