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	Common interventional procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
	Xiaoqin Wang, Grace Martin, Behnam Sadeghirad, Yaping Chang, Ivan D Florez, Rachel J Couban, Fatemeh Mehrabi, Holly N Crandon, Meisam Abdar Esfahani, Laxsanaa Sivananthan, Neil Sengupta, Elena Kum, Preksha Rathod, Liang Yao, Rami Z Morsi, Stéphane Genevay, Norman Buckley, Gordon H Guyatt, Y Raja Rampersaud, Christopher J Standaert, Thomas Agoritsas, Jason W Busse
	BMJ  2025;388:e079971, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079971 (Published 19 February 2025) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web Extra]

	Discrepancies in neglected tropical diseases burden estimates in China: comparative study of real-world data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 data (2004-2020)
	Guo-Jing Yang, Han-Qi Ouyang, Zi-Yu Zhao, Wei-Hao Li, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Amadou Garba Djirmay, Xiao-Nong Zhou
	BMJ  2025;388:e080969, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080969 (Published 18 February 2025) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web extra]

Practice

	Rapid Recommendations: Commonly used interventional procedures for non-cancer chronic spine pain: a clinical practice guideline
	Jason W Busse, Stéphane Genevay, Arnav Agarwal, Christopher J Standaert, Kevin Carneiro, Jason Friedrich, Manuela Ferreira, Hilde Verbeke, Jens Ivar Brox, Hong Xiao, Jasmeer Singh Virdee, Janet Gunderson, Gary Foster, Conrad Heegsma, Caroline F Samer, Matteo Coen, Gordon H Guyatt, Xiaoqin Wang, Behnam Sadeghirad, Faheem Malam, Dena Zeraatkar, Per O Vandvik, Ting Zhou, Feng Xie, Reed A C Siemieniuk, Thomas Agoritsas
	BMJ  2025;388:e079970, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079970 (Published 19 February 2025) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web Extra]

News

	Medical news in brief: Mesh compensation delays, alcohol cancer warnings, RFK Jr, and other stories
	BMJ  2025;388:r342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r342 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	Exclusive: Racism in medical schools: are things improving?
	Gareth Iacobucci
	BMJ  2025;388:r312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r312 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	Measles: Texas outbreak spreads to New Mexico
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2025;388:r357, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r357 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Mass layoffs hit US public health agencies, but infection experts appear to be spared
	Luke Taylor
	BMJ  2025;388:r356, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r356 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	New World screwworm: Nicaragua confirms 30 human cases of flesh eating parasite
	Luke Taylor
	BMJ  2025;388:r355, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r355 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	US doctors are warned over hospital admissions from unregulated psychoactive substances
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;388:r354, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r354 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text]

	The Big Picture: Visceral art reflects pain of disease and racism
	Alison Shepherd
	BMJ  2025;388:r347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r347 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF]

	RCP calls for review of postgraduate training, as resident doctors fear for future
	Elisabeth Mahase
	BMJ  2025;388:r343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r343 (Published 18 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Editorials

	Spinal interventions for chronic back pain
	Jane C Ballantyne
	BMJ  2025;388:r179, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r179 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Measuring race equality in the NHS workforce
	Aneez Esmail, Sam Everington
	BMJ  2025;388:r337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r337 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Neglected tropical diseases in China
	Diego-Abelardo Álvarez-Hernández, Luis-Alberto Martínez-Juárez, Alejandra Montoya
	BMJ  2025;388:r139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r139 (Published 18 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Head to Head

	Racism in Medicine: Has racism in medicine improved since 2020?
	Mala Rao, Victor Adebowale
	BMJ  2025;388:r291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r291 (Published 19 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Training refugee and asylum seeking healthcare professionals: an ethical approach to UK workforce challenges
	Aisha Awan, Joyce L Browne, Abdelnasser Ibrahim, Ceri Butler, Aaron Drovandi
	BMJ  2025;388:e080992, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080992 (Published 18 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

	Pippa Tyrrell: Manchester’s first ever dedicated stroke physician whose overhaul of the city’s services led to change throughout the UK
	Adele Waters
	BMJ  2025;388:r310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r310 (Published 18 February 2025) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

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