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Menopausal hormone therapy and long term mortality: nationwide, register based cohort study
Anders Pretzmann Mikkelsen, Thomas Bergholt, Øjvind Lidegaard, Nikolai Madrid Scheller
BMJ  2026;392:e085998, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085998 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Analysis of non-prospective trial registration in clinical trials submitted to The BMJ: observational study
David Blanco, Elizabeth Loder, Sophie Cook, Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Aïda Cadellans-Arróniz, Victor Zárate, Ella Hubbard, Sara Schroter
BMJ  2026;392:e086467, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086467 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Vitamin D supplementation before in vitro fertilisation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: multicentre, double blind, placebo controlled, randomised clinical trial
Kai-Lun Hu, Tingting Liao, Qiongfang Wu, Xiang Ma, Yunxia Cao, Jichun Tan, Lifeng Tian, Jing Wang, Jingwen Yin, Yifeng Liu, Junzhao Zhao, Shuyun Zhao, Mengxi Li, Lingbo Cai, Fen-Ting Liu, Kwanghann Gan, Yuping Xu, Yixian Wang, Jie Cai, Beihong Zheng, Yanlin Ma, Qianhong Ma, Jie Zheng, Xin Pu, Hongyan Zhang, Cuifang Hao, Qingzhen Xie, Cuilian Zhang, Lei Jiang, Su Zhang, Liping Yan, Qingxia Meng, Wentao Li, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Rui Wang, Dan Zhang, on behalf of the VitD-PCOS trial group
BMJ  2026;392:e087438, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-087438 (Published 17 February 2026)
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State of the Art Review: Management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults
Jonathan S Abramowitz, Amitai Abramovitch, Dean McKay, Alyssa Draffin
BMJ  2026;392:e083443, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083443 (Published 16 February 2026)
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What Your Patient is Thinking: Linking my chronic pain with trauma
Barbara L Holtzman
BMJ  2026;392:s59, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s59 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Clinical negligence: Injured children can claim lost earnings for full healthy working life, judges rule
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2026;392:s346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s346 (Published 20 February 2026)
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Sudan conflict has "hallmarks of genocide," UN team warns
Luke Taylor
BMJ  2026;392:s347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s347 (Published 20 February 2026)
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Measles: 34 new cases confirmed and children admitted to hospital amid London outbreak
Elisabeth Mahase
BMJ  2026;392:s344, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s344 (Published 20 February 2026)
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Student loans: Young doctors are saddled with six figure debt and lifelong repayment in "broken" system
Elisabeth Mahase
BMJ  2026;392:s342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s342 (Published 20 February 2026)
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Global bone cement shortage: NHS could cancel or delay knee and hip operations
Elisabeth Mahase
BMJ  2026;392:s343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s343 (Published 19 February 2026)
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"Corruption" in UK’s overseas training scheme is debated by Pakistani MPs as High Commission calls for "urgent action"
Emma Wilkinson
BMJ  2026;392:s340, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s340 (Published 19 February 2026)
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FDA reverses stance on Moderna vaccine
Chris Baraniuk
BMJ  2026;392:s339, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s339 (Published 19 February 2026)
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Medical news in brief: NHS will pay for US drug price deal, Israel accepts Gaza death toll, GP records shared, and other stories
BMJ  2026;392:s313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s313 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Exclusive: GP deserts: Data show chronic shortage of family doctors in England
Stephanie Santos Paulo
BMJ  2026;392:s301, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s301 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Exclusive: Doctors raise safety concerns over Palantir linked AI tool in hospitals
Stephen Armstrong
BMJ  2026;392:s338, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s338 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Medical regulator appeals decision clearing doctor of support for terrorism
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2026;392:s337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s337 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Study claiming that substituting nurses for doctors is safe and effective is flawed, say experts
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s336 (Published 18 February 2026)
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The Big Picture: Ukraine’s home front: MSF marks fourth anniversary of war
Alison Shepherd
BMJ  2026;392:s326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s326 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Type 2 diabetes: SGLT-2 inhibitors should be offered as first line treatment, doctors are told
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s333 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Health staff who cracked windows at JP Morgan in climate protest are found not guilty
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2026;392:s323, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s323 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Trump repeals EPA climate change regulations in move scientists say is a "rejection of the laws of physics"
Carolyn Brown, Mun-Keat Looi
BMJ  2026;392:s324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s324 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Intermittent fasting no better than conventional dieting, review finds
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s322 (Published 17 February 2026)
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News Analysis: Medical schools: What’s happening with the planned expansion of places in England?
Alison Moore
BMJ  2026;392:s312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s312 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Government is failing to protect public from ultraprocessed foods, says BMA
Jane Feinmann
BMJ  2026;392:s317, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s317 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Measles outbreak confirmed in London
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s316 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Planned alcohol advertising restrictions sunk after industry lobbying, freedom of information requests show
Sophie Borland
BMJ  2026;392:s314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s314 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Vaping to be banned in cars with children and outside hospitals and GP surgeries in England
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s309 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Sixty Seconds: Heading the ball: what do the new safety guidelines say?
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s310 (Published 16 February 2026)
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News Analysis: Wes Streeting’s links to private health and tech companies under fire in wake of Mandelson texts
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2026;392:s307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s307 (Published 16 February 2026)
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The 49 000 staff question: how long can the NHS run on unpaid overtime?
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2026;392:s332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s332 (Published 19 February 2026)
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Ultraprocessed foods, Palantir, and political donations: how governments enable health system exploitation
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2026;392:s305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s305 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Guiding causal inference research in general medical journals
Timothy Feeney, Nazrul Islam, Tobias Kurth
BMJ  2026;392:s282, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s282 (Published 17 February 2026)
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International medical graduate (IMG) recruitment and UK workforce planning need urgent reform
Mo Al-Haddad, Mala Rao
BMJ  2026;392:s294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s294 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Harmful effects of sexual choking
Anousha Victoire, Julia de Boos, Jackie McMillan, Catherine White
BMJ  2026;392:s275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s275 (Published 16 February 2026)
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Data Briefing: Unpaid overtime in the NHS is falling—what this means for the workforce
Jack Elliott, Elaine Kelly
BMJ  2026;392:s254, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s254 (Published 19 February 2026)
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Healthcare Apps: MyChart: doctors are left frustrated and patients panic as NHS trusts roll out hospital records app
Sally Howard
BMJ  2026;392:r2362, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2362 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Identifying prior evidence for new trials (REVEAL): guidance for clinical researchers
Ursula Griebler, Dominic Ledinger, Irma Klerings, Stefan Schandelmaier, Andreea Dobrescu, Mieke Deschodt, Stuart McLennan, Lars G Hemkens, Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit, Matthias Briel
BMJ  2026;392:e083718, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083718 (Published 20 February 2026)
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How and when to use causal and associational language
Jeremy A Labrecque, Katrina L Kezios
BMJ  2026;392:e085749, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085749 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Biological threats and community level approach to early detection
Nikki Romanik, Ashish K Jha
BMJ  2026;392:e086457, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086457 (Published 19 February 2026)
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WHO Pandemic Agreement is only the beginning: strengthening implementation to protect global health
Shashika Bandara, Benjamin Mason Meier, Sonam K Shah, Fatima Hassan
BMJ  2026;392:e086069, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086069 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Jeremy Bradbrooke
Roger Kneebone
BMJ  2026;392:s296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s296 (Published 19 February 2026)
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David Richard Elliott
Michael Hawkins
BMJ  2026;392:s302, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s302 (Published 19 February 2026)
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James Michael Hirons
Barnaby Hirons
BMJ  2026;392:s297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s297 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Daniel James Peter Money
Sarah Stone
BMJ  2026;392:s295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s295 (Published 18 February 2026)
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Abdosamad Taghizadeh
Arash Taghizadeh
BMJ  2026;392:s293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s293 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Roger James Wolstenholme
Adam Wolstenholme
BMJ  2026;392:s292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s292 (Published 17 February 2026)
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Case Review: Young man with rectal bleeding
David Mackrill, Lauren Neill
BMJ  2026;392:e087498, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-087498 (Published 19 February 2026)
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Regulation of journals . . . and other stories
BMJ  2026;392:s251, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s251 (Published 19 February 2026)
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Black pleural effusion
Ken Yamamoto, Masayuki Murata
BMJ  2026;392:e086279, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086279 (Published 19 February 2026)
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