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Collective action: Seeing just 25 patients a day has brought back the “joy of consulting,” says GP

December 3, 2024

NHS could save millions from lower cost of clinical negligence claims, say experts

December 3, 2024

Audit Scotland: NHS services may need to be withdrawn to reform care

December 3, 2024

Trump nominates Jay Bhattacharya to head US National Institutes of Health

December 2, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . asthma injections

December 2, 2024

MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

November 29, 2024

Lucy Letby inquiry: Former hospital boss denies claims he targeted doctors who raised concerns

November 29, 2024

Mpox: UK reports new case of clade Ib infection

November 29, 2024

Asthma: New UK guidelines signal “step change” in diagnosis and treatment

November 29, 2024

Meningococcal disease: Group B infections dominate cases in England

November 29, 2024

Scotland’s NHS performance fails to recover after covid pandemic

November 28, 2024

Maternity care “fell short of expectations,” regulator’s annual survey finds

November 28, 2024

Women in prison are being denied dignity and privacy at medical appointments, watchdog finds

November 28, 2024

Palestinian surgeon was assaulted before dying in Israeli detention, reports say

November 28, 2024

Gambling: Statutory levy on betting companies will raise £100m for services and research from next April

November 28, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 20-26 November 2024

November 28, 2024

MPs back bill that will phase out smoking and restrict vaping

November 28, 2024

Locally employed and international doctors need better training opportunities, says GMC

November 28, 2024

Oncologists in India condemn former cricketer’s claims that diet cured his wife’s cancer

November 27, 2024

Bird flu: First paediatric case in US is confirmed in California

November 27, 2024

Government aims to cut waiting lists and improve mental health support to get two million people into work

November 27, 2024

COP29: Deal to raise $300bn a year by 2035 for poorer countries is hailed and slated

November 26, 2024

Doctors’ leaders welcome “long overdue” plans to regulate NHS managers

November 26, 2024

South Sudan: Surge in admissions for severe malaria among children shows a health system under serious strain

November 26, 2024

Researchers in alcohol, tobacco, and processed food are being threatened, intimidated, and discredited

November 25, 2024

US Supreme Court rejects bid to shield covid misinformation doctors from state medical board discipline

November 25, 2024

GPs call for special conference on national insurance increase

November 25, 2024

Texas anaesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for poisoning IV bags

November 25, 2024

Healthcare lacking for rising numbers of migrants crossing Mexico, aid agencies warn

November 25, 2024

President elect Donald Trump nominates three doctors to top health jobs

November 25, 2024

Covid inquiry: Hancock claims NHS was “hours” from running out of PPE

November 22, 2024

Does NICE’s “severity modifier” for assessing diseases need to change?

November 22, 2024

Cancer: Health costs will become “unsustainable” without action, warns OECD

November 22, 2024

UK claimants propose legal action against Johnson & Johnson over talc cancer claims

November 22, 2024

Trump nominates celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to run US health coverage agency

November 22, 2024

US life expectancy gap widens to 20 years

November 22, 2024

Doctors in Italy strike over pay and lack and investment

November 22, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . medicinal cannabis

November 21, 2024

Out-of-area mental health placements are harming patients, warns safety agency

November 21, 2024

Letby likely to have harmed more babies, consultant tells inquiry

November 21, 2024

UK falls “well below” EU average on doctors per population, report finds

November 21, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 13-19 November 2024

November 21, 2024

Higher staff turnover is linked to increased deaths in NHS hospitals, study finds

November 20, 2024

Delhi and Lahore enter partial lockdown as pollution levels surpass “hazardous” rating

November 20, 2024

Fire kills newborns in Indian hospital

November 20, 2024

Coroner questions policy of waiving reporting requirements for certain medicines after deaths of three babies

November 20, 2024

Physician associates: Government review will assess scope and safety of roles

November 20, 2024

Anaesthetist shortage is preventing over a million operations a year, warns royal college

November 20, 2024

Doctors express enthusiasm for AI but have a “troubling” reluctance to use it, says report

November 20, 2024

Androcur: Patients say antiandrogen drug led to brain tumours

November 19, 2024

Doctor and nurse among 45 people convicted of conspiracy to commit subversion in Hong Kong

November 19, 2024

Mpox: US reports first clade Ib case as campaigners call for cheaper tests

November 19, 2024

Trump criticised for nominating Robert F Kennedy Jr to head biggest US health agency

November 19, 2024

Tics and Tourette syndrome: Digital therapies could reduce severity of symptoms, says NICE

November 19, 2024

Pancreatic cancer: Researchers challenge reports of rise among young people

November 19, 2024

Gynaecologist is struck off for sexual harassment of colleague who was his patient

November 18, 2024

NICE proposes adding cytisine as treatment option for smoking cessation

November 18, 2024

Gynaecology clinicians demand urgent support to tackle lengthy waiting lists

November 18, 2024

Antibiotic resistant infections in England surpass pre-pandemic levels

November 18, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . what not to say

November 15, 2024

Pharmacies set to follow GPs in collective action as national insurance hike bites

November 15, 2024

Scotland’s plan for national social care service is in jeopardy as legislation is shelved

November 15, 2024

End-of-life care: Hospitals are missing opportunities to discuss people’s wishes, report finds

November 15, 2024

Measles: Millions of children missed routine vaccination last year, WHO and CDC warn

November 15, 2024

Lucy Letby inquiry: Consultant says he wishes he had reported concerns sooner

November 15, 2024

Bird flu: Canadian teenager is critically ill with new genotype

November 14, 2024

Folic acid: UK to fortify flour to protect against birth defects

November 14, 2024

Target to reduce preterm births in England to 6% will not be met without action, say peers

November 14, 2024

Cardiovascular disease: Just one in 12 eligible people had health check last year, watchdog finds

November 13, 2024

Spain takes stock of flood damage

November 13, 2024

Covid inquiry: Caring for patients without relatives’ support caused staff “strain and trauma”

November 13, 2024

New NHS provider league table for England will mean “no more rewards for failure,” says government

November 13, 2024

All women with suspected endometriosis should be offered ultrasound scans, says NICE

November 12, 2024

Generic varenicline for smoking cessation to be rolled out in England

November 12, 2024

Former chair of BMA GP Committee wins right to tribunal for unfair dismissal

November 12, 2024

UK sex and gender research framework hopes to improve health outcomes

November 12, 2024

Assisted dying bill: Two doctors would need to approve action

November 12, 2024

NHS targets will be missed this winter, trust leaders fear

November 12, 2024

BMA enters dispute with NHS trust over plans to cut doctor overtime rates

November 11, 2024

National insurance: What will the hike mean for general practice?

November 11, 2024

GP leaders in Wales reject contract offer

November 11, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease: What treatments could be rolled out in the next few years?

November 8, 2024

UK must maximise benefits to society from “rich” health data, says independent review

November 8, 2024

NHS trusts must train those conducting disciplinary procedures to treat doctors fairly, says MPS

November 8, 2024

Nitazenes: toxicologists warn of rise in overdoses linked to class of synthetic opioids

November 8, 2024

Scandal of “newborn gang” that put profits ahead of babies’ lives rocks Turkey’s health system

November 7, 2024

Hundred governments commit to ending violence against children

November 7, 2024

Trump presidency will mean changes for healthcare, reproductive rights, and global heating

November 7, 2024

Mental Health Bill promises more tailored and dignified treatment for people detained

November 7, 2024

NICE reiterates importance of HRT for menopausal symptoms

November 7, 2024

Childhood obesity in England’s most deprived areas is double that in affluent areas

November 6, 2024

Tight sari waist cords may cause malignant ulcers, doctors warn

November 6, 2024

UN biodiversity summit on reversing nature loss “veers dangerously off track”

November 6, 2024

Streeting “actively looking” at lowering prostate cancer “screening” age

November 6, 2024

BMA defends consultants in row about overtime pay after BBC report

November 6, 2024

Opioids and sedatives among million pills seized in London drugs haul

November 5, 2024

UK reports two further cases of clade Ib mpox

November 5, 2024

Tobacco Bill: Banning smoking in certain outdoors spaces is welcomed, but cessation services must not be forgotten

November 5, 2024

Stroke: New NHS campaign urges people to call 999 as soon as symptoms show

November 4, 2024

Far more people die from gun violence in US than in other rich countries, report says

November 4, 2024
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