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  • One design system is better than 2

    Frankie and Ananda explain why the NHS design system is not just for public-facing  services, with an overview of recent changes to meet the needs of staff-facing services. There’s also more change coming, and you can get involved too.

    The NHS design system was set up to meet the needs of teams building public services. We are often asked whether there should be a separate NHS design system for digital services used by staff. It’s an understandable question. Staff services can have different needs and might be a lot more complex.

  • PubMed Update: Article Type Filters Updated to Reflect MeSH Changes to Publication Types

    PubMed Update: Article Type Filters Updated to Reflect MeSH Changes to Publication Types

    The article type filters in PubMed have been updated to reflect Annual MeSH Processing (AMP) updates to Publication Types, including discontinued publication types from the past several years.

    All affected filters appeared in the “See all article type filters” menu; there were no changes to the default article type filters shown on the sidebar.

    • Added new publication type to the additional article type filters menu:
      o     Evidence Synthesis
    • Renamed publication types in the additional article type filters menu:
      o    Congress → Conference Proceedings
      o    Consensus Development Conference → Consensus Statement
      o    Retraction of Publication → Retraction Notice
        • The underlying filter search strategy was updated from hasretractionof to hasretractionof OR retraction notice[pt] for more comprehensive retrieval.
    • Removed discontinued Publication Types from the additional article type filters menu:
      o    Autobiography
      o    Bibliography
      o    Clinical Conference
      o    Consensus Development Conference, N.I.H
      o    Dictionary
      o    Directory
      o    Government Publication
      o    Interactive Tutorial
      o    Legal Case
      o    Legislation
      o    Newspaper Article
      o    Overall
      o    Periodical Index
      o    Portrait
      o    Scientific Integrity Review
      o    Seminal Article
      o    Technical Report

    Searching for Discontinued Publication Types
    Although discontinued publication types are no longer applied to new citations, they remain on previously indexed citations and are still searchable in PubMed using the publication type [pt] search field tag. For example: overall[pt].

    Users who wish to continue using a discontinued publication type as a sidebar filter may create a Custom Filter in My NCBI. Keep in mind that because these publication types are no longer being added to new citations, using them as filters will limit retrieval to older citations.

    “Invalid Filter” Error Message
    An “invalid filter” error message will appear if a search includes a renamed or discontinued filter that is saved in browser cookies or included in a bookmarked search URL. To resolve this issue, click the “Reset filters” button at the bottom of the filter sidebar. This action removes all PubMed filter cookies from the browser, clears applied filters, and restores the sidebar to the default filter set.

    My NCBI Saved Searches
    Update any of your My NCBI saved searches that include a renamed or discontinued article type filter to remove the outdated filter(s). If you would like to continue including these publication types in your alert(s), add the publication type(s) to the query string using the publication type [pt] search field tag. See the My NCBI Help for instructions on modifying a saved search query. 

  • Your weight-loss drugs set to become cheaper

    Your weight-loss drugs set to become cheaper

    India’s anti-obesity market is set for a price revolution as multiple pharmaceutical companies prepare to launch affordable generic versions of blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic following patent expiry. With over six players entering the market on day one, prices are expected to drop significantly, potentially halving the monthly cost for patients and widening access to these crucial therapies.

  • PubMed 2026 Baseline Released

    PubMed 2026 Baseline Released

    The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released the 2026 production year PubMed Baseline files. The complete 2026 baseline consists of files pubmed26n0001- pubmed26n1334. In addition to the XML files there are corresponding MD5 checksum files for each XML export file.

    The first set of 2026 PubMed update files has been posted. The first 2026 update file is pubmed26n1335. Regular daily updates have resumed.

    NOTE: All baseline files must be downloaded and processed PRIOR to loading the first and subsequent update files.

    PubMed DTD: There is no change to the PubMed DTD for 2026. pubmed_250101.dtd will remain in place as the current PubMed DTD. More information and documentation are available at Download PubMed Data.

    Updated MeSH in MEDLINE Citations

    MEDLINE citations in PubMed have been updated with 2026 MeSH.

    Publication Type Updates

    Several changes were made to Publication Types for MeSH 2026:

    • Evidence Synthesis [pt] is new for 2026
    • Congress [pt] is now Conference Proceedings [pt]
    • Consensus Development Conference [pt] is now Consensus Statement [pt]
    • Seminal Article (formerly called Classical Article) has been discontinued
    • Clinical Conference has been discontinued

    As with previous changes, discontinued Publication Types will continue to exist in MeSH, appear on existing citations, and be searchable in PubMed. However, they will no longer be applied to new citations.

    To learn about how annual MeSH updates may affect PubMed searches, see the webinar MeSH Changes and PubMed Searching.

    For information about other changes made for MeSH 2026, please visit MeSH

    MTIX Indexing Algorithm Retraining

    Over the next two to three months, NLM’s automated indexing algorithm will continue to assign some 2025 MeSH terms to new citations while the algorithm is being retrained with 2026 MeSH. When retraining is complete, citations indexed with 2025 MeSH will be updated to reflect 2026 MeSH.

    Contact the NLM Help Desk

    If you have any questions about 2026 MeSH changes, please contact the NLM Help Desk

  • UK drugs giant AstraZeneca announces $15 bn investment in China

    UK drugs giant AstraZeneca announces $15 bn investment in China

    China is AstraZeneca’s second-largest market after the United States, where the company has recently invested heavily under pressure from President Donald Trump.

  • Yellow Fertility partners CARE IVF to expand presence in east, northeast India

    Yellow Fertility partners CARE IVF to expand presence in east, northeast India

    The initiative is aimed at improving access to affordable in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and assisted reproductive technology (ART) services, particularly in areas where patients often need to travel long distances for treatment.

  • Novo Nordisk's US public affairs head leaves company, memo shows

    Novo Nordisk's US public affairs head leaves company, memo shows

    The departure, previously unreported, sees U.S. public affairs head Jennifer Duck leave the firm. It follows a major global restructuring under CEO Mike Doustdar that includes cutting 9,000 jobs across departments and regions. One source said the memo ​was sent to staff late last week.

  • Health push makes nutraceuticals India’s fastest-growing consumer segment, says Earthful

    Health push makes nutraceuticals India’s fastest-growing consumer segment, says Earthful

    The company that sells nutrition supplements, is starting a community initiative focused on menopause awareness, offering stipends to women over 40 to lead conversations at the local and digital level.

  • Alzheimer's drug hunt learns from cancer fight's multi-target playbook

    Alzheimer's drug hunt learns from cancer fight's multi-target playbook

    Blood and genetic tests to accurately identify biomarkers of the disease are becoming available, but most diagnoses require a spinal tap or expensive PET scan. Not all patients are likely to benefit equally from anti-amyloid treatments.

  • MeSH and PubMed Baseline Release Scheduled for January 2026

    MeSH and PubMed Baseline Release Scheduled for January 2026

    You will be able to download 2026 MeSH from links on the NLM Data Distribution page for MeSH Data the week of January 5, 2026. An announcement with further details for the release of 2026 MeSH XML Data will be announced in December 2025.

    The updated MeSH 2026 DTDs are available for download at Download MeSH Data.

    The update of MEDLINE citations in PubMed with 2026 MeSH is delayed until early 2026. A timeline for this update and the release of the 2026 baseline will be announced in a future Technical Bulletin article.