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- The UK government is becoming known for acts of omission. No evidence exists of Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum because the government didn’t and won’t look for it. Nor does it seek lessons from an immediate public inquiry to inform… Kamran Abbasi
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- Hospital doctors and salaried GPs in England will receive a 2.8% pay rise backdated to April this year, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced. Abi Rimmer
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- The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has committed to an independent inquiry into the country’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic but said that now was “not the right time” to launch it. Gareth Iacobucci
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- Sadly not, although the film’s introduction feels relevant: “The single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on the planet is the virus.” Instead, we are concerned with the use of the word “outbreak.” Abi Rimmer
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- More than a fifth of people in England who tested positive for covid-19 in the most recent week measured were not reached by the NHS’s test and trace programme, latest figure show. Adrian O’Dowd
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- Local public health teams are not being provided with the patient identifiable information on covid-19 cases that they need to manage and prevent local outbreaks effectively, directors of public health have said. Ingrid Torjesen
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- The Isle of Wight moved from having one of the worst covid-19 reproduction rates in England to one of the best after the test, trace, and isolate programme and app were introduced there, a preliminary analysis has found. Gareth Iacobucci
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- Some lockdown restrictions are to be eased in Leicester two weeks after local measures were put in place, the health secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Elisabeth Mahase
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- With the UK government’s main scientific advisory group set for a less prominent role, Ingrid Torjesen finds out what this means for future pandemic policy Ingrid Torjesen
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- Around 5000 fewer people were admitted to hospitals in England for acute coronary syndrome than expected from January to the end of May this year, an analysis has shown. The results, published in the Lancet, indicate that many patients have missed out… Shaun Griffin
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- The government has announced it will publish new national guidance for England on “do not attempt resuscitation” orders, amid concern that blanket bans on cardiopulmonary resuscitation were being imposed by some healthcare providers during the covid-19… Gareth Iacobucci
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- Evi Polak, a Belgian photographer and former emergency department nurse, returned to Antwerp University Hospital to capture life in the emergency department under covid-19. Alison Shepherd
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- Innovation is urgently needed to ensure clear communication in medical settings Joshua Chodosh, Barbara E Weinstein et al
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- Recovering health systems can prioritise genuine need Ray Moynihan, Minna Johansson et al
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- Researchers have pioneered wastewater analysis and are now contributing to a nationwide programme, reports Chris Baraniuk Chris Baraniuk
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- Malaysia had big plans for its medical tourism industry in 2020—only for the pandemic to hit. Megan Tatum reports on a sector full of profit and promise that is now full of uncertainty. Megan Tatum
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