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 ...

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 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 ...

Wise’s article on the UK government considering an outdoor smoking ban covers the long known burden of smoking on the health of the general population and NHS as well as public opinion on this matter.

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, ...

Salisbury notes the need to tackle staffing issues (numbers and types) and maldistribution of funding if the NHS is to be fixed.1 Fixing the front door (general practice) is another suggestion. From ...

What you need to know Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease are uncommon but life-threatening conditions. Early recognition is important but difficult because of the non-specific ways in ...

Finally, we’re here. After months of heated debates, social media uproar, royal colleges in turmoil, and the reputation of many national organisations being questioned, the worm has turned. The health ...

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease that continues to devastate the most vulnerable, including migrant and refugee communities in the shadows of global crises According to the World ...

NHS managers who silence whistleblowing doctors or endanger patients through misconduct could be sacked and permanently barred from working in the NHS, under new proposals. Regulating health service ...

The humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) has called on the Mexican government to guarantee the safe passage of migrants making their way to the US and provide ...

There is a stark mismatch between the current wonders of medical science and the relentless erosion of humanity of care in our healthcare services. It is time to put compassion back into healthcare.