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Research findings should be carefully communicated to reduce stigma associated with caesarean birth

November 28, 2024

Denosumab and risk of hypocalcaemia … and other research

November 28, 2024

Evidence abandoned: Trump’s cabinet and the fallout for science

November 28, 2024

David Oliver: The current stand-off may leave physician associates stranded

November 27, 2024

Unified response is needed to tackle tuberculosis among refugees and migrants

November 26, 2024

Helen Salisbury: If GPs aren’t formally part of the NHS, what are we?

November 26, 2024

Partha Kar: Leng’s review of physician and anaesthesia associates is welcome

November 26, 2024

It’s time to put compassion back into compassionate care

November 25, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic fraud—plagiarism

November 22, 2024

Acts of dishonesty: why medical students should think twice before acting unethically

November 22, 2024

Tackling digital harms: why simply banning children from social media won’t protect them

November 22, 2024

Trump 2.0: what implications for global health?

November 21, 2024

COP29: financing must help communities burdened by climate related harm

November 21, 2024

d/Deaf students: feeling heard in medical school

November 21, 2024

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy … and other research

November 21, 2024

David Oliver: We should welcome Labour’s proposed 10 year NHS plan with healthy scepticism

November 20, 2024

Matt Morgan: Don’t lose the “why”

November 20, 2024

Conflicts of interest: moving towards zero tolerance

November 19, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Neighbourhood teams are disintegrating—to make them work, we need more staff

November 19, 2024

John Launer: The dilemma of private care

November 19, 2024

Inequities are not inevitable: tackling them can reduce maternal deaths

November 18, 2024

Lack of abortion care is a threat to women’s health in Latin America

November 18, 2024

Brazil’s G20 leadership offers glimmers of hope for global health equity

November 18, 2024

Celebrating Alessandro Liberati, his vision, books, journals, libraries, “anti libraries,” and radical thinking

November 18, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic fraud—the Darsee Affair

November 15, 2024

Sorting out scope of practice of physician associates in the UK: the clock is ticking

November 14, 2024

We need a gender just transition for health systems and climate action

November 14, 2024

Tranexamic acid for postpartum bleeding … and other research

November 14, 2024

Scarlett McNally: GPs and geriatricians can help to improve shared decision making for surgical patients

November 13, 2024

Rammya Mathew: GPs have to be able to request MRI scans for patients in primary care

November 12, 2024

If I were still an MP I’d be voting against Kim Leadbeater’s bill on assisted dying

November 12, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Early warning scores and medicine by numbers

November 12, 2024

We need to do more to keep antibiotics working

November 12, 2024

The international community is failing to protect healthcare in armed conflict

November 12, 2024

Disinformation enabled Donald Trump’s second term and is a crisis for democracies everywhere

November 12, 2024

Quality care is needed for older people with diabetes in care homes—now and for the future

November 11, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic integrity—felonies and misdemeanours

November 8, 2024

Banning abortion prevents us from providing safe care to all pregnant women

November 7, 2024

Medical students should be better prepared for observing postmortem examinations

November 7, 2024

Simplifying the universal health coverage narrative can help to achieve political action

November 6, 2024

What did the budget do for the NHS’s financial health?

November 4, 2024

How has medical assistance in dying changed palliative care?

November 4, 2024

The global health community must act to protect Lebanon’s healthcare system

November 4, 2024

Helen Salisbury: A budget to end GPs’ trust and goodwill

November 4, 2024

The US overdose crisis: the next administration needs to move beyond criminalisation to a comprehensive public health approach

November 1, 2024

We must safeguard access to both medical and surgical abortion methods

November 1, 2024

Global health? Start with the oil giants next door

November 1, 2024

Palliative care is an overlooked global health priority

November 1, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic norms, a scientific ethic, and the scientific conscience

November 1, 2024

The commercial determinants of infant and child health

October 31, 2024

Anticoagulants after acute ischaemic stroke … and other research

October 31, 2024

I’m a nurse and Isle of Man politician: healthcare professionals must feel able to engage with the debate on safe assisted dying law

October 30, 2024

Healthcare affordability and the 2024 US presidential election—real change still seems unlikely

October 30, 2024

Palliative medicine doctors in the UK have a plurality of views on assisted dying, but you wouldn’t know it

October 30, 2024

David Oliver: If assisted dying is legalised, can we safeguard against misuse?

October 30, 2024

Regulation of health facilities: often criticised but seldom evaluated

October 29, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Smartwatches and playing fields

October 29, 2024

Partha Kar: Will the 10 year plan herald another false dawn or bring genuine change?

October 25, 2024

Scrapping the two child benefit cap would immediately reduce poverty while investing in the future

October 24, 2024

As we launch the NHS 10 year plan, we want to hear from NHS staff about how we can improve services

October 24, 2024

Daylight saving time harms health and increases inequalities

October 24, 2024

CBT for postnatal depression … and other research

October 24, 2024

Environmental changes in South Sudan are changing the fabric of people’s lives and steering humanitarian operations

October 23, 2024

KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland: the European Court of Human Rights leads the way on climate action

October 23, 2024

Medical school fitness to practise: the challenge of competing interests and responsibilities

October 23, 2024

David Oliver: We need doctors to take on leadership roles—so why do we bring them down?

October 23, 2024

Scarlett McNally: Designing patient centred clinics around space, time, and staff

October 23, 2024

Helen Salisbury: The broken NHS and how to fix it

October 22, 2024

HPV vaccination has dramatically reduced inequalities in cervical cancer, but the most deprived groups remain at highest risk

October 22, 2024

Workplace violence stems from deep rooted problems within the Indian medical system

October 22, 2024

The government must tackle urgent NHS pressures while developing its 10 year plan

October 21, 2024

The NHS must focus on resource optimisation, not lobbying for more money

October 18, 2024

We need to rethink outcomes in Parkinson’s disease research

October 18, 2024

Reimagining the NHS must focus on restoring general practice

October 18, 2024

Chronic disease and infection in China: lessons from the covid-19 pandemic

October 18, 2024

Definitions of chronic disease need to be more patient centred

October 18, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic integrity—a brief history, a proposed definition, guidelines, and violations

October 18, 2024

Flu nudges … and other research

October 17, 2024

Helen Salisbury: No going back on GPs’ safe working limits

October 16, 2024

John Launer: Why guidelines can be hard to swallow

October 16, 2024

Government action is needed to tackle the “turmoil” in the public health system highlighted by the Darzi review

October 15, 2024

Lenacapavir: a missed opportunity for achieving equity and access

October 14, 2024

Healthcare leadership for a climate resilient future

October 14, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic skepticism

October 11, 2024

Nurturing children and protecting our planet from climate change

October 10, 2024

Good health is more than just healthcare

October 10, 2024

Prostate cancer screening … and other research

October 10, 2024

How education can transform children’s anxiety into agency in the climate emergency

October 9, 2024

We need to tackle the growing threat of mis- and disinformation about climate change and health

October 9, 2024

How healthcare professionals can change the systems damaging our climate

October 8, 2024

Redefining medical ethics for the planet

October 8, 2024

Training health leaders to strengthen our response to the climate crisis

October 8, 2024

Writing towards a healthier future amid climate disaster

October 8, 2024

Pregnant women experiencing homelessness struggle to access healthcare

October 7, 2024

Infectious diseases are being allowed to run rampant in Gaza

October 7, 2024

Social care research: international cooperation is vital to prepare for future health shocks

October 7, 2024

None of us are prepared unless all of us are prepared: research for the next health shock must be inclusive and equitable

October 7, 2024

When I use a word . . . Academic curiosity

October 4, 2024

Medicine is difficult—there are no shortcuts

October 3, 2024

Treating the symptoms of climate anxiety

October 3, 2024
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