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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...