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Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
Xun Tian, Chen Cao, Lejing Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Ye Chen, Rui Tian, Bo Zhou, Lili Sun, Caixia Zhang, Lijuan Gan, Yu Jin, Jiahui Liu, Ting Wang, Yanqing Shen, Sisi Huang, Ling Zhang, Shenhua Zhang, Ping Chen, Chunli Tong, Jiaqi Kang, Hongli Fan, Guocheng Zhou, Liming Xiang, Yu Wen, Ruiliu Gan, Yong Chen, Xiaolan Li, Li Zhai, Qinghua Zhang, Ding Ma, Zhiqiang Han, Zheng Hu
BMJ  2026;392:e084831, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-084831 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study
Caroline Fyfe, Henric Winell, Joseph Dougherty, David H Gutmann, Alexander Kolevzon, Natasha Marrus, Kristina Tedroff, Tychele N Turner, Lauren A Weiss, Benjamin H K Yip, Weiyao Yin, Sven Sandin
BMJ  2026;392:e084164, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-084164 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Practice Pointer: Assessment and management of galactorrhoea
Edouard G Mills, Ravi Parekh, Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, Katy Miller, Niamh M Martin
BMJ  2026;392:e086122, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086122 (Published 6 February 2026)
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Infant formula poisonings: 36 cases reported in UK as experts issue advice to doctors
Sophie Borland
BMJ  2026;392:s256, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s256 (Published 6 February 2026)
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Cost of UK-Trump drug pricing deal will be met by NHS, says minister
Jane Feinmann
BMJ  2026;392:s253, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s253 (Published 6 February 2026)
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GLP-1 drugs: New eyesight warning for Ozempic/Wegovy
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s252, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s252 (Published 6 February 2026)
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Statins: Low risk of side effects should prompt product label changes, researchers say
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s244 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Exclusive: Palantir and NHS: BMA to tell members to limit use of tech system
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2026;392:s246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s246 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Hospitals must be "more curious" to identify rogue surgeons, NHS chief says
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s248, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s248 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Heart failure: Paperclip sized monitor for home use is approved by NICE
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s242 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Israel accepts Gaza death toll of 70 000, but experts say true number is much higher
Elisabeth Mahase
BMJ  2026;392:s239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s239 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Medical news in brief: Letby faces no further charges, RFK vaccine changes are challenged, social media bans, and other stories
BMJ  2026;392:s201, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s201 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Cancer: Three quarters of patients in England will survive by at least five years by 2035, government promises
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2026;392:s237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s237 (Published 4 February 2026)
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The Big Picture: Exhibition puts female surgeons in the spotlight
Alison Shepherd
BMJ  2026;392:s210, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s210 (Published 4 February 2026)
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News Analysis: Medical training posts bill: Why are UK graduates being prioritised, and what are the concerns?
Jane Feinmann
BMJ  2026;392:s234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s234 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Most cancers are not caused by lifestyle but four in 10 could be prevented, WHO study finds
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s232 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Iran: Doctor faces execution for treating protestors as nine other physicians arrested, human right groups warn
Sally Howard
BMJ  2026;392:s228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s228 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Cervical cancer: Fewer screening tests needed, study suggests
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s224 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Sixty Seconds: More adults in England are avoiding alcohol—what’s behind the trend?
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s207, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s207 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Pneumonia: "Alarming" rise in emergency admissions in England, data show
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2026;392:s217, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s217 (Published 3 February 2026)
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RFK Jr names anti-vaccine members to federal autism committee
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2026;392:s216, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s216 (Published 2 February 2026)
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Residentdoctors in England vote for six months more industrial action
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s218, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s218 (Published 2 February 2026)
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Gaza: Israel to ban MSF after charity’s U turn on sharing Palestinian staff details
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2026;392:s213, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s213 (Published 2 February 2026)
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Toxic metals and carcinogens found in Australian tattoo inks
Bianca Nogrady
BMJ  2026;392:s212, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s212 (Published 2 February 2026)
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Trump to withhold Gavi funding until all vaccines with mercury removed
Marty Logan
BMJ  2026;392:s208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s208 (Published 2 February 2026)
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News Analysis: Physician assistants: Six months on from Leng review, where does the profession stand?
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2026;392:s205, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s205 (Published 2 February 2026)
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A solution to the tyranny of clinical fear
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2026;392:s229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s229 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Reduced disease detection during covid-19
Zhihao Lei
BMJ  2026;392:s236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s236 (Published 6 February 2026)
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Evaluating the need for biopsy in coeliac disease diagnosis
Zachary Green, R Mark Beattie
BMJ  2026;392:s136, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s136 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Towards the equal recognition of autism in girls and women
Anne E Cary
BMJ  2026;392:s120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s120 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Men's health strategy for England: Men’s health: potential for accident prevention
Michael Craig Watson, Karen E Neil
BMJ  2026;392:s245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s245 (Published 6 February 2026)
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Impact of noise pollution on health: Noise pollution affects health inside the hospital
Rachael Collins, Thomas Hampton
BMJ  2026;392:s230, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s230 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Exclusion of older people from research: Inclusion in research: strategies to tackle implicit barriers for older people
Emma Tenison
BMJ  2026;392:s215, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s215 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART): Chatbots must be assessed for emotional harms
Ediriweera Desapriya, Siyath Ariyaratne, Hasara Illuppella, Peter Tiu, Thamindu Widyaratne, Dinidu Akalanka Wijesinghe, Shaluka Manchanayake, Jay Herath
BMJ  2026;392:s211, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s211 (Published 4 February 2026)
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ChatGPT use and mental health: When AI hears suicidal intent: rethinking the duty of care
Laura E Stark
BMJ  2026;392:s197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s197 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Managing delirium: Managing delirium: moving beyond a single cause mindset
Umar A Lakhani
BMJ  2026;392:s159, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s159 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Leng review: How the Leng review defines differentiated patients
Gillian C Leng
BMJ  2026;392:s190, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s190 (Published 2 February 2026)
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Families are being rehoused hundreds of miles from home—GPs raise alarm over health harms and service strain
Sally Howard
BMJ  2026;392:r2304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2304 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Royal Colleges of Physicians and General Practitioners join the X exodus—why medical leaders are refusing to tweet
Chris Stokel-Walker
BMJ  2026;392:s206, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s206 (Published 4 February 2026)
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"Technostress"—the NHS is overloading doctors with devices
Chris Stokel-Walker
BMJ  2026;392:s149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s149 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Cancer is a chronic disease: why don’t we treat it as one?
Rosalind Adam, David R Hogg, Lewis D Ritchie, Larissa Nekhlyudov
BMJ  2026;392:e086624, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086624 (Published 3 February 2026)
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Tim Draycott: obstetrician whose evidence based initiatives helped save the lives of mothers and babies around the world
Mary Dixon-Woods
BMJ  2026;392:s177, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s177 (Published 4 February 2026)
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Case Review: Non-traumatic knee pain in an adolescent boy
Jiebo Chen, Xueying Zhang, Xiaoxi Li, Jinzhong Zhao
BMJ  2026;392:e087865, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-087865 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Tapering of antidepressants . . . and other stories
BMJ  2026;392:s160, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s160 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Zosteriform nodules and plaques on the trunk
Yicen Yan, Hang Li
BMJ  2026;392:e085472, doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085472 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Medical testimony in criminal cases needs reform
BMJ  2026;392:s240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s240 (Published 5 February 2026)
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Right C7 neurotomy at the intervertebral foramen plus intensive speech and language therapy versus intensive speech and language therapy alone for chronic post-stroke aphasia: multicentre, randomised controlled trial
BMJ  2026;392:s231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.s231 (Published 5 February 2026)
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