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When I use a word . . . Drug stock-outs 当我用一个词…药品缺货

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1088

Jeffrey K Aronson

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Measles: 31 US states affected as WHO warns of global rise. 麻疹：世卫组织警告全球上升，美国31个州受到影响。

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1083

Luke Taylor

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Oral disease must be central in policies to improve global health 口腔疾病必须成为改善全球健康政策的核心

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1070

Habib Benzian, Dympna Kavanaugh, Sudeshni Naidoo, Manu Raj Mathur

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Right anterior axillary dimpling 右腋窝前凹陷

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083924

Jiahao Meng, Xiong Li, Shuguang Gao

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Defence or aid, or defence and aid? Both are necessary for national security 防御还是援助，还是防御和援助？两者对于国家安全都是必要的

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1084

Kent Buse, Martin McKee

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Most doctors in England are offered 4% pay rise. 在英国，大多数医生都有4%的加薪。

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1075

Jacqui Wise

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New targets needed to reduce infant death rates after slow progress, say charities. 慈善机构表示，在进展缓慢之后，需要制定新的目标来降低婴儿死亡率。

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1073

Adrian O'Dowd

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Tackling medicines shortages: a complex problem requiring collaborative action 解决药品短缺：一个需要合作行动的复杂问题

The BMJ Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r1017

Alwyn Fortune, Claire Anderson, Fraz A. Mir