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Visceral art reflects pain of disease and racism

February 19, 2025

US doctors are warned over hospital admissions from unregulated psychoactive substances

February 19, 2025

RCP calls for review of postgraduate training, as resident doctors fear for future

February 18, 2025

Doctor who ran trust where Letby worked wins tribunal after being forced out of job

February 17, 2025

Doctor is preferred candidate to become NHS England chair

February 17, 2025

Infant formula in hospitals should have plain packaging, says regulator

February 14, 2025

Alcohol should carry mandatory health labelling to warn of cancer risk, say experts

February 14, 2025

NHS must fix training for UK doctors before encouraging applicants from abroad, says BMA chair

February 14, 2025

Robert F Kennedy sworn in as head of US health department

February 14, 2025

BMA takes GMC to court over description of physician associates

February 14, 2025

Wales to crack down on junk food promotions to tackle obesity

February 13, 2025

Nottingham NHS Trust is fined £1.6m for failings related to three baby deaths

February 13, 2025

US health agencies ordered to reinstate webpages removed after Trump’s executive order

February 13, 2025

Trump’s NIH research cuts are temporarily blocked as 22 US states sue

February 12, 2025

Ebola: Uganda launches vaccine trial as cases rise and nurse dies

February 12, 2025

Nordic alcohol restrictions are under threat despite proven success, WHO warns

February 12, 2025

Exercise referral rates for patients with risk of cardiovascular disease vary widely across England, study reports

February 12, 2025

Government extends England’s HIV prevention programme with £1.5m funding boost

February 12, 2025

Weight loss drugs: New online pharmacy checks have “significant” GP workload implications

February 11, 2025

ICBs will take over majority of vaccination and screening commissioning, NHS England announces

February 11, 2025

Gaza: UK must act to evacuate severely injured children, say campaigners

February 10, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . chewing gum in pregnancy

February 7, 2025

Police consider manslaughter charges in 200 cases of harm and death at Brighton hospital

February 7, 2025

Public health services get £200m funding boost after decade of decline

February 7, 2025

Malaria: African leaders pledge to tackle funding gap amid uncertainty over foreign aid

February 7, 2025

Hospitals are urged to learn from case of delayed cancer diagnosis after failure to follow up

February 6, 2025

Valdo Calocane’s dislike of needles left him unmedicated for schizophrenia, finds report

February 6, 2025

Medical news in brief: Sickle cell treatment, prostate cancer, patient complaints, and other stories

February 6, 2025

Robert F Kennedy is likely to be confirmed as head of US health department after contentious committee vote

February 5, 2025

Over 80% of health spending in final year of life goes on hospital care, data show

February 5, 2025

Weight loss drugs: Pharmacies are told to make stricter checks before prescribing

February 4, 2025

Lucy Letby: No medical evidence to suggest murder, experts conclude

February 4, 2025

Artificial intelligence in medicine: How do experts think AI could transform the NHS?

February 4, 2025

New York State boosts legal protections for doctors who prescribe abortion pills by mail

February 4, 2025

AI in medicine: UK is pursuing “middle path” in adoption and regulation

February 3, 2025

Four cephalosporins reclassified to first line use in UK

February 3, 2025

Resident doctors in England enter dispute over working conditions

February 3, 2025

NHS England cuts targets in drive to reduce waiting times

February 3, 2025

Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws relief services into chaos worldwide

February 3, 2025

US websites close down after Trump’s order to recognise two sexes only

February 3, 2025

GP leaders in Wales accept revised contract offer

February 3, 2025

East Africa at risk of mpox, cholera, and measles as health services collapse in DRC

February 3, 2025

Obesity: Government accused of kicking problem “into the long grass” despite growing crisis

January 31, 2025

Assisted dying: What next for the law proposed for England and Wales?

January 31, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . NHS leaders

January 31, 2025

Puberty blockers: GPs should not be forced to be “specialist gender service,” says report

January 31, 2025

NICE approves gene editing therapy for patients with severe sickle cell disease

January 31, 2025

Medical journals are urged to reject research that isn’t representative or inclusive

January 31, 2025

Antidepressants are effective for managing anxiety, finds Cochrane review

January 30, 2025

GLP-1 agonists may raise risk of pulmonary aspiration during surgery, MHRA warns

January 30, 2025

Mental health: Lessons not being learnt from inpatient deaths, says safety body

January 30, 2025

Career framework is needed to help more doctors into clinical research, says report

January 30, 2025

Bring back staff rooms to boost teamwork and help staff rest, maternity experts urge

January 29, 2025

Sudan: Attack on last functioning hospital in El Fasher leaves 70 dead, says WHO

January 29, 2025

Health officials’ plans to overhaul NHS in England are stale and uninspiring, say MPs

January 29, 2025

Gambling: Asking patients at checkups will reduce harms, says NICE

January 28, 2025

Midwifery conference criticised for repeatedly accepting formula milk sponsorship

January 28, 2025

Serious failings in NHS complaints system leaves patients reluctant to speak out, says patient watchdog

January 28, 2025

Researchers call for UK Sunshine Act as Novo Nordisk is again reprimanded over undisclosed payments

January 28, 2025

Human case of avian flu detected in England

January 27, 2025

Four US states consider new laws for people who have abortions to be punished as murderers

January 27, 2025

Biden pardons Anthony Fauci and others to protect them from Trump retribution

January 27, 2025

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcry over Cochrane decision to abandon review of exercise therapy

January 27, 2025

Canada reopens investigation into mystery neurological illnesses

January 27, 2025

Covid inquiry: Chief medical officer’s scepticism about mandatory vaccination of healthcare staff

January 24, 2025

Obesity: Doctors should use “clinical judgment” to intervene if concerned about a child, NICE says

January 24, 2025

Scotland scraps plans for a national care service

January 24, 2025

Canadian government says primary care by non-physicians must be publicly funded

January 24, 2025

BMA apologises for “upset and distress” caused by call for UK graduates to have preferential access to specialty training

January 24, 2025

Gaza: World Medical Association calls for Israel to publish charges levelled against detained doctors

January 23, 2025

Puberty blockers: Evidence to reassess UK ban may not be available by 2027 deadline, experts warn

January 23, 2025

Brazilian cash transfer programme reduces mortality in people with psychiatric disorders, study finds

January 23, 2025

One in 20 adults in England now smoke cigarettes and vape, study finds

January 23, 2025

Child mental health admissions to general wards in England rise 65% in 10 years

January 23, 2025

MPs call for national strategy to tackle “alarming rise” in eating disorders

January 22, 2025

Indian court hands down life sentence to police volunteer for rape and murder of junior doctor

January 22, 2025

Trump moves to withdraw from WHO and end climate protections

January 22, 2025

Physician associates: GMC case to go ahead amid new allegations of online abuse of PAs

January 21, 2025

Plan to build new hospitals in England is delayed by at least a decade

January 21, 2025

Officials confirm sixth case of clade Ib mpox in England

January 21, 2025

Cancers in the US are increasing in women and younger people, data show

January 21, 2025

GLP-1 weight loss drugs could help people with impulse control and addiction disorders, say researchers

January 20, 2025

Large US study links processed red meat to dementia risk

January 20, 2025

FDA proposes limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes

January 20, 2025

Risk of death more than doubles with long emergency waits, analysis shows

January 20, 2025

UK covid inquiry: Bereaved families question vaccination strategies

January 17, 2025

US task force recommends osteoporosis screening to prevent fractures in older women

January 17, 2025

Gaza: Aid agencies ready to enter territory if ceasefire holds, but $10bn is needed to rebuild health system

January 17, 2025

Sudan: Deadly attacks on hospitals and ambulances continue as war rages on

January 17, 2025

Calorie labelling has “modest” effect on food choice, Cochrane review finds

January 17, 2025

Scale of NHS’s “corridor care” is revealed in Royal College of Nursing report

January 17, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . food noise

January 16, 2025

Former paediatric surgeon is jailed for five years for running unsafe child circumcision unit

January 16, 2025

Define obesity as clinical or pre-clinical for more accurate diagnosis, says global commission

January 15, 2025

The only way is ethics: meet the new chair of The BMJ’s ethics committee

January 15, 2025

Investigation shows how private equity firms have “infected” US healthcare system, says senator

January 15, 2025

Unethical infant feeding service is axed in Tesco climbdown

January 15, 2025

Man with epilepsy died after being given medication “IOU” by pharmacy

January 14, 2025

New NHS roles in England were introduced prematurely without proper preparation, says review

January 14, 2025

Trauma surgeon who had PTSD awarded £100 000 for unfair dismissal

January 14, 2025
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