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Most members on FDA advisory panel that recommended cardiac device had received payments from its maker

April 15, 2024

Deaths of despair are higher among black and Native Americans, study finds

April 15, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . the eclipse

April 15, 2024

Paediatric waiting lists in Northern Ireland are a “catastrophe,” say doctors

April 15, 2024

Almost a third of UK doctors are considering moving abroad soon, survey suggests

April 12, 2024

Covid-19: Charities question inquiry’s “refusal” to fully examine mental health impact

April 12, 2024

French government gives go-ahead to voluntary assisted dying

April 11, 2024

“Cycle of poor performance” means slow progress in tackling waiting list in England

April 11, 2024

US issues strict restrictions on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

April 11, 2024

Kenya: Patients are turned away from hospitals as doctors’ strike enters fourth week

April 11, 2024

NICE recommends oral treatment for preventing chronic and episodic migraines

April 11, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 3-9 April 2024

April 11, 2024

Anaesthetists feel broadly negative about associates, survey finds

April 10, 2024

Steroids: Trust failed to inform patient who had psychotic episode about side effects, says ombudsman

April 10, 2024

South East Asia tries to stay cool in historic heatwave

April 10, 2024

Guidelines on gender related treatment flouted standards, finds Cass review

April 9, 2024

Hospital doctors in Wales to enter pay negotiations with government

April 9, 2024

Hepatitis: WHO publishes warning over rise in global deaths

April 9, 2024

Exclusive: Outcry as Philip Morris International funds smoking cessation courses on Medscape

April 9, 2024

Abortion: MPs propose decriminalisation in England and Wales

April 9, 2024

Gaza: Muslim doctors in UK feel censored and targeted for expressing concern over humanitarian crisis

April 9, 2024

Cancer: Fast tracked drugs often do not improve clinical outcomes, say researchers

April 8, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . PSA testing

April 8, 2024

Ageing workforce is putting future of medical education and research at risk, warns Medical Schools Council

April 5, 2024

Consultants in England accept improved pay offer

April 5, 2024

Autism and ADHD place “unprecedented” demand on NHS

April 4, 2024

Attorneys general in 25 US states ask for emergency abortions to be excluded from bans

April 4, 2024

Bird flu: Person with rare strain in US sparks alarm about cow transmission

April 4, 2024

GPs on the brink of industrial action: why they’re taking a stand

April 3, 2024

RCGP and Faculty of Public Health top climate and health scorecard

April 2, 2024

Texas Medical Board guidance on when abortion is acceptable lacks clarity, say critics

April 2, 2024

US doctors received more than $12bn in industry payments between 2013 and 2022, study shows

April 2, 2024

Measles: South Sudan reports 400 cases in one week

March 28, 2024

GPs in England overwhelmingly reject contract changes

March 28, 2024

Healthy life expectancy has fallen in England and Wales, data show

March 28, 2024

Scotland moves a step closer to legalising assisted dying

March 28, 2024

South Korea: Junior doctors’ strike escalates as senior doctors submit mass resignations in support

March 28, 2024

Devolved powers for Greater Manchester led to some health improvements, study shows

March 28, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 20-26 March 2024

March 28, 2024

Hospital leaders warned that failure to recall striking doctors risked patient safety in some trusts, documents show

March 28, 2024

Health leaders urge the government to restore funding for NHS staff wellbeing hubs

March 27, 2024

Physician associates: GMC calls for views on regulation

March 27, 2024

US Supreme Court questions legitimacy of case seeking to ban mifepristone

March 27, 2024

Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine to be available privately at pharmacy chain Boots from April

March 27, 2024

One in two may be prepared to pay more for NHS through taxation, survey shows

March 27, 2024

Involve doctors in NHS purchasing decisions to get best value care, say MPs

March 27, 2024

Covid remembered in NHS portraits

March 27, 2024

Consultant erased in 2011 is allowed back on the medical register at his third attempt

March 26, 2024

Charity calls for Scottish government to increase access to diabetes technology

March 26, 2024

Air quality near new schools in England is “alarmingly poor,” say researchers

March 26, 2024

Type 1 diabetes: Randox removes adverts after claims that it was using fear to sell genetic test

March 25, 2024

Transgender care: doctors are advised to return to “ordinary best practice”

March 25, 2024

Virologist who was fired from research laboratory in Canada over security threat resurfaces in China

March 25, 2024

Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline

March 25, 2024

UK foundation programme: Why are some trainees so unhappy with the new allocation system?

March 25, 2024

RCP members vote to limit physician associate roles amid calls for president to resign

March 25, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . pig kidney transplants

March 25, 2024

Whooping cough: over 3000 cases reported in Czech Republic so far this year

March 22, 2024

Government criticised over failure to implement patient safety recommendations

March 22, 2024

Long waits in child mental health are a “ticking time bomb” regulator warns

March 22, 2024

NHS workforce plan: spending watchdog questions modelling and optimism

March 22, 2024

Gaza: “Hospitals should never be battlegrounds,” says WHO amid raids on al-Shifa hospital

March 21, 2024

Junior doctors in England back six more months of strike action over pay

March 21, 2024

Doctors’ pay should reflect the cost of where they live and work, say experts

March 21, 2024

US abortions reached record high in 2023 despite legal restrictions, though access varies

March 21, 2024

US president expands government research into women’s health issues

March 21, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 13-19 March 2024

March 21, 2024

Drug company and former director are convicted of submitting falsified data to MHRA

March 20, 2024

Physician associates: NHS leader accuses BMA of getting discussion wrong

March 20, 2024

Social care problems left unsolved despite government promises, say MPs

March 20, 2024

RSV: Paediatricians call on government to expedite infant vaccination programme

March 20, 2024

Little change in ethnic diversity in top roles at NHS trusts in England

March 19, 2024

Whistleblower surgeon is awarded £430 000 after career is destroyed

March 19, 2024

US hospitals face collapse as cyberattack on UnitedHealth cuts revenue streams

March 19, 2024

BMA demands inquiry into use of physician associates on medical rotas

March 18, 2024

GPs call for resignation of TPP chief following racism row

March 18, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . ChatGPT and medical exams

March 18, 2024

Tackling poverty should have equal priority with lowering waiting lists, says King’s Fund

March 18, 2024

Only 8% of GP registrars plan to work full time, finds survey

March 15, 2024

Doctors are told to ration salbutamol amid shortage

March 15, 2024

Physician associates: Doctors express anger over RCP extraordinary general meeting

March 15, 2024

Tameside General Hospital must improve its maternity services, says CQC

March 15, 2024

Group GP appointments don’t improve outcomes, study reports

March 15, 2024

Haiti: Hospitals burn to ground as violence rages

March 15, 2024

NHS services in England are told to stop routine prescribing of puberty blockers

March 14, 2024

Gaza: BMA calls for urgent investigation into mistreatment of doctors

March 14, 2024

End of life: Ombudsman calls for better training on DNACPR conversations

March 14, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 6-12 March 2024

March 14, 2024

NHS staff to receive paid leave following pregnancy loss

March 14, 2024

Medical devices: Government vows to tackle ethnic inequities

March 13, 2024

Coroner warns of “multiple failures” that contributed to child’s death from asthma

March 13, 2024

Wegovy: FDA approves weight loss drug to cut cardiovascular risk

March 13, 2024

Global number of FGM survivors is up 15% since 2016, Unicef reports

March 13, 2024

Homelessness is a public health emergency, report warns

March 13, 2024

Fertility clinic in east London has licence suspended over “significant concerns”

March 12, 2024

Gaza: Children dying of starvation as UN food trucks turned away, say aid organisations

March 12, 2024

RCGP alters stance on physician associates to oppose GMC regulation

March 12, 2024

Biden vows to protect reproductive rights and lower drug prices in state of the union speech

March 11, 2024

FDA approves first over-the-counter blood glucose monitor for diabetes

March 11, 2024

Care provider is fined £650 000 over safety failings that led to patient’s death

March 11, 2024
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