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Impact of wound edge protection devices on surgical site infection after laparotomy: multicentre randomised controlled trial (ROSSINI Trial)
Thomas D Pinkney, Melanie Calvert, David C Bartlett, Adrian Gheorghe, Val Redman, George Dowswell, William Hawkins, Tony Mak, Haney Youssef, Caroline Richardson, Steven Hornby, Laura Magill, Richard Haslop, Sue Wilson, Dion Morton, on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative and the ROSSINI Trial Investigators
BMJ  2013;347:f4305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4305 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Severe hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis with bias analysis
Atsushi Goto, Onyebuchi A Arah, Maki Goto, Yasuo Terauchi, Mitsuhiko Noda
BMJ  2013;347:f4533, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4533 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Association of visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure with cognitive function in old age: prospective cohort study
Behnam Sabayan, Liselotte W Wijsman, Jessica C Foster-Dingley, David J Stott, Ian Ford, Brendan M Buckley, Naveed Sattar, J Wouter Jukema, Matthias J P van Osch, Jeroen van der Grond, Mark A van Buchem, Rudi G J Westendorp, Anton J M de Craen, Simon P Mooijaart
BMJ  2013;347:f4600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4600 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Strongyloides stercoralis infection
Daniel Greaves, Sian Coggle, Christopher Pollard, Sani H Aliyu, Elinor M Moore
BMJ  2013;347:f4610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4610 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Don’t call low risk lesions cancer, experts say
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4909, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4909 (Published 2 August 2013)
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Opposition to abortion is growing in Southern and Midwestern US states
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4915, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4915 (Published 2 August 2013)
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Doctors should have to be accredited to support whiplash claims, say MPs
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4916, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4916 (Published 2 August 2013)
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GPs taking on out of hours work face higher indemnity fees
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4897, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4897 (Published 2 August 2013)
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New dementia targets are proposed for GPs in next year’s QOF
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f4902, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4902 (Published 2 August 2013)
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Judge rules as unlawful government plans to downgrade services at Lewisham hospital
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4884, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4884 (Published 1 August 2013)
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US panel recommends annual CT screening for people at high risk of lung cancer
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4894 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Judges uphold ruling that doctors cannot help paralysed man end his life
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;347:f4881, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4881 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Administrators recommend dissolving Mid Staffordshire trust
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f4880, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4880 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Indian doctors demand more specialisation seats and recognition for rural practice
Soumyadeep Bhaumik
BMJ  2013;347:f4848, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4848 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Circle applies for £3.5m government loan to invest in services at Hinchingbrooke
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4816, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4816 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Caution urged amid wide variation in response rates to friends and family test
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4839 (Published 31 July 2013)
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2012 was a good year for happiness in the UK, finds survey
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f4842, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4842 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Cost of free personal care for older people in Scotland doubled in eight years
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4863, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4863 (Published 31 July 2013)
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In brief
BMJ  2013;347:f4805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4805 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Drug industry pledge on access to trial data is met with scepticism
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f4829, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4829 (Published 30 July 2013)
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NHS Direct backs out of contracts to run NHS 111 because of poor funding
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4837 (Published 30 July 2013)
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European drugs agency clashes with scientists over safety of GLP-1 drugs
Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2013;347:f4838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4838 (Published 30 July 2013)
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First do no harm
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2013;347:f4843, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4843 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Physician Payment Sunshine Act
José G Merino
BMJ  2013;347:f4828, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4828 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Medical savings accounts: Singapore’s non-solution to healthcare costs
Martin McKee, Reinhard Busse
BMJ  2013;347:f4797, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4797 (Published 31 July 2013)
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India’s new policy to protect research participants
Jeremy Sugarman, Anant Bhan, Robert Bollinger, Amita Gupta
BMJ  2013;347:f4841, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4841 (Published 31 July 2013)
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The Liverpool care pathway: a cautionary tale
Katherine E Sleeman, Emily Collis
BMJ  2013;347:f4779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4779 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Government’s plans for universal health checks for people aged 40-75
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
BMJ  2013;347:f4788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4788 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Mistrust of clinical guidelines: NICE accredits guidelines using international AGREE criteria
Gillian Leng, Mark Baker
BMJ  2013;347:f4771, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4771 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Cancer referrals: Cancer cases diagnosed as emergencies may be fewer than reported
Laurence Leaver, Barnabas J Gilbert, Jenny Jones, Martin Allaby
BMJ  2013;347:f4773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4773 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Problem based learning, litigation, and EWTD contribute to too much medicine
Samad Samadian, Ayaaz Farhat
BMJ  2013;347:f4790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4790 (Published 30 July 2013)
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New masters of public health: Leadership, facilitation, and relationships are key to countering the waning influence of public health
Kathryn A Oliver
BMJ  2013;347:f4792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4792 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Brutal pragmatism on food: Pragmatism on food means compromising health
Jane C Landon
BMJ  2013;347:f4644, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4644 (Published 30 July 2013)
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NICE on caesarean section: NICE says caesarean section is not available on demand unless clinically indicated
Mandie Scamell, Alison Macfarlane, Christine McCourt, Juliet Rayment, Judith Sunderland, Mary Stewart
BMJ  2013;347:f4649, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4649 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Fluid replacement: Time to assess alternatives to hydroxyethyl starch to use instead of 0.9% saline in fluid replacement
Mairi Cruickshanks, Gordon B Drummond, Simon Paterson-Brown, Arfon G M T Powell
BMJ  2013;347:f4651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4651 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Beware the influence of the "SIF" (single issue fanatic) in clinical guidelines
Kevin Barraclough
BMJ  2013;347:f4719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4719 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Beware the rise of commercial "mole checking" shops on high streets
Richard B Weller
BMJ  2013;347:f4724, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4724 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Direct to consumer unproved screening tests turn a profit in Japan
Yasuharu Tokuda, Mitchell D Feldman
BMJ  2013;347:f4725, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4725 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: Junior doctors are ready and waiting to create an iNHS
Andrew R Thornton
BMJ  2013;347:f4731, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4731 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: NHS IT department needs to say yes for an iNHS
Mike David Smith
BMJ  2013;347:f4732, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4732 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: Technology is here now to analyse patient data in real time for an iNHS
Christopher Whittle
BMJ  2013;347:f4734, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4734 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Medical Marijuana: The growth of medical marijuana
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f4755, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4755 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Informed consent: Patient information leaflets: "a stupid system"
Margaret McCartney
BMJ  2013;347:f4748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4748 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Open Data: Sharing data from clinical trials: where we are and what lies ahead
Elizabeth Loder
BMJ  2013;347:f4794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4794 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Tobacco Control: UK government’s delay on plain tobacco packaging: how much evidence is enough?
Crawford Moodie, Linda Bauld, Martine Stead
BMJ  2013;347:f4786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4786 (Published 31 July 2013)
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From the Heart: Improving the UK’s performance on survival after cardiac arrest
Aseem Malhotra, Roby Rakhit
BMJ  2013;347:f4800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4800 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Too Much Medicine: Chronic kidney disease controversy: how expanding definitions are unnecessarily labelling many people as diseased
Ray Moynihan, Richard Glassock, Jenny Doust
BMJ  2013;347:f4298, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4298 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Personal View: Africa could learn from India’s burgeoning pharma sector
Sakthivel Selvaraj
BMJ  2013;347:f4235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4235 (Published 2 August 2013)
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In and Out of Hospital: The fight for good writing
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2013;347:f4878, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4878 (Published 2 August 2013)
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From the Frontline: The pursuit of imperfection
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;347:f4780, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4780 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Personal View: Remember Barbara Starfield: primary care is the health system’s bedrock
Michael Caley
BMJ  2013;347:f4627, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4627 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Harry Ralph Claude Riches
Penelope Riches Mills
BMJ  2013;347:f4309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4309 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Florence Pauline Cowmeadow
Richard Cowmeadow, Jane Mounty
BMJ  2013;347:f4318, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4318 (Published 31 July 2013)
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John Stuart Edmondson
Pat Edmondson
BMJ  2013;347:f4323, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4323 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Pamela Aihie
Avan Aihie Sayer
BMJ  2013;347:f4325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4325 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Lance Lee Bromley
Rex Stanbridge
BMJ  2013;347:f4326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4326 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Audrey Finnegan
Michael Crawford
BMJ  2013;347:f4457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4457 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Statistical Question: What is number needed to harm (NNH)?
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;347:f4869, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4869 (Published 2 August 2013)
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Case Report: Cough and weight loss in a young man
S J Chavda, A Shepherd, C Hasford
BMJ  2013;347:f4537, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4537 (Published 1 August 2013)
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Anatomy Quiz: Coronal oblique proton density weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the left shoulder
Nikolaos Papadakos
BMJ  2013;347:f4150, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4150 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Anatomy Quiz: Digital subtraction angiography of the right lower leg
Nikolaos Papadakos
BMJ  2013;347:f4152, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4152 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Picture Quiz: A midline neck lump in a child
Ian C C King, Neil A Brierley, Kajetan Erdinger
BMJ  2013;347:f4447, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4447 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Reversal of established practices and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;347:f4743, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4743 (Published 31 July 2013)
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Curious case of MRI scan failure
Mike Sury, Owen Arthurs, Prashanth Reddy
BMJ  2013;347:f4751, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4751 (Published 31 July 2013)
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The Physician Payment Sunshine Act
BMJ  2013;347:f4899, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4899 (Published 2 August 2013)
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European regulator appeals against order stopping it from releasing clinical study documents
BMJ  2013;347:f4867, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4867 (Published 31 July 2013)
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