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4th February is World Cancer Day #WorldCancerDay Cancer is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, and kills more than
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When a patient is admitted into hospital they are sometimes accompanied by a sheet of paper containing directives that go
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At the 2017 annual primary care conference Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard addressed attendees with a powerful message in her Chair’s Address,
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It is the fate of all American Presidents that their health is a matter of public interest. Indeed, in the
Read moreYour weekly BMJ digest – 6/1/18
And we’re back! Here at medicine.co.uk we wish you all a happy new year, despite the champagne and fireworks being
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