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"With full MMR vaccination rates across the UK down to around 85% and even lower in some cities, we are falling well short of the critical immunisation threshold which would allow us to protect the most vulnerable in society from measles" @Kit_Yates_Maths bmj.com/content/390/bm…
"A change in organisational culture can allow people who may not be considered traditional leaders to thrive." @scarlettmcnally looks at how we can encourage doctors to develop leadership skills bmj.com/content/390/bm…
This articles summarises recommendations on asthma diagnosis, monitoring, and chronic management. This #BMJInfographic outlines new management pathways for people aged 5 years and older bmj.com/content/390/bm…

More than half (54%, 458) of black women had problems with healthcare professionals during their pregnancy, while 28% (237) reported being discriminated against, in a survey of maternity services in the UK by @fivexmore bmj.com/content/390/bm…
The US health department has made personal data on 79 million people, including addresses, race, and ethnicity, available to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency that is rounding up thousands of people for deportation from the US bmj.com/content/390/bm…
Coverage across all childhood vaccine programmes has been gradually declining since 2013-14 in England. The drivers of declining uptake are complex, but coordinating system-wide action can improve confidence and convenience bmj.com/content/390/bm…
"Don’t worry too much about the clinical side. You’ve done the hard work by getting through medical school. What matters is being organised, approachable, and willing to learn." How to prepare for the first day of FY1? A group of doctors offer advice bmj.com/content/390/bm…
"It aims for a pragmatic way forward while appreciating the predicament that PAs and AAs find themselves in." The Leng review offers practical recommendations along with lessons for the NHS, writes @parthaskar bmj.com/content/390/bm…
"Evidence shows that the use of GLP-1 agonists is associated with adverse events, and people with severe malnutrition have been reported in the US." Malnutrition with use of GLP-1 agonists is an underestimated real world harm, writes @ellenfallows bmj.com/content/390/bm…
Gen Z seem to be drinking less alcohol than older generations. Why is this—and could it be a public health opportunity? @emahase_ reports bmj.com/content/390/bm…
The US government says that its plan to cap the fees that researchers pay to publish open access articles in medical journals will be in operation from October—although key details, including the amount at which the cap will be set, are yet to be decided bmj.com/content/390/bm…
The US Food and Drug Administration reversed its ban on Juul Laboratories’ e-cigarette products and will allow them to be sold to help adult smokers stop smoking or switch to less dangerous products bmj.com/content/390/bm…