From next year gambling operators in Great Britain will pay a statutory levy that will partly fund NHS services to tackle problem gambling, the government has announced.1 Limits on the amount that can ...

Former UK foreign secretary, now president of the International Rescue Committee, talks to Kamran Abbasi about hospital attacks in war, the US president elect, and how his parents were refugees ### ...

The BMJ will offer £50 for reviews by patients and the public From January 2025 patients and members of the public who complete a review for The BMJ will be offered £50 or a 12 month online ...

Presented without due care, research intended to help has the potential to cause harm—particularly in the vulnerable perinatal period, says Emma Rourke As rates of caesarean birth have increased over ...

Which patients recovering from a myocardial infarction are most likely to benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? An analysis of data from 140 000 post-myocardial infarction patients ...

More must be done to support the rapidly growing number of locally employed doctors to ensure their talents are not “overlooked and undervalued,” the General Medical Council has said.1 The medical ...

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase out smoking in the UK, has passed its second reading in the House of Commons, with 415 MPs voting in favour and 47 voting against.1 The vote on 26 ...

Oncologists at a leading hospital in Mumbai, India, have issued a statement warning the public against misinformation about cancer treatments after the former Indian cricketer and former ...

An analysis of links to the fossil fuel industry in medical research publications reveals a case for stronger action against the influence of these health harming companies, find Hristio Boytchev and ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the country’s first paediatric H5N1 infection, in a child in Alameda County, California. The patient, who had only mild symptoms ...

This year has seen much controversy around plans to expand the numbers of medical associate professionals (MAPs) in the NHS—mainly physician associates (PAs) but also surgical care practitioners and ...

The UK government has set out plans to tackle ill health as a root cause of unemployment and inactivity, pledging reforms to help two million more people into work. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, ...