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Doctors Struck Off After PLAB Exam Cheating Case in UK

Two doctors lost their registrations after helping overseas graduates cheat on PLAB part 2, a breach that strikes at patient safety and exam integrity.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 22, 2026 · 4 min read

Public Health·BMJ

Digital menstrual tracking apps raise health and privacy concerns

BMJ analysis warns that menstrual tracking and cycle syncing lack proven benefit and may expose users to privacy,…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

Argentina newspapers frame motor vehicle crashes as police events, study finds

A review of 304 Argentine newspaper articles found crash coverage was episodic, police-focused, and rarely included road safety…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

Longevity science faces limits as aging becomes a lucrative industry

BMJ review of The Longevity Delusion examines why longevity science keeps failing to extend human life and why…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

BMJ warns agentic AI needs urgent regulation before harm spreads

BMJ argues that agentic AI may widen harm without tighter governance, citing safety, environmental, and clinical risks across…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

UK medicines shortages deepen as Brexit barriers block EU cooperation

Brexit-related trade frictions are complicating UK medicines supply while EU shortage measures move ahead without Britain.

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

PA access to undifferentiated patients faces sharp patient safety criticism

BMJ opinion warns that draft protocols for physician assistants seeing undifferentiated patients risk repeating safety failures in acute…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·CDC

CDC Schedules ICD-10-CM Committee Meetings Through 2027

CDC posts ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting dates, comment deadlines, and archives for upcoming and past coding…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

MAHA Summit Elevates Celebrities Over Child Health Priorities

BMJ opinion argues the MAHA Summit elevated controversial celebrities while sidelining the mothers and children the movement claims…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Cancer Cell

Tianjin Soil Metal Risk Assessment Compares Two Sensitivity Frameworks

A Cell Press study examines soil-health and species-based sensitivity distributions for metal risk assessment in Tianjin soils.

Oct 22, 2026