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When I use a word . . . Medicines regulation—penicillin

March 15, 2024

David Oliver: Senior medical leaders have mishandled doctors’ concerns over physician and anaesthesia associates

March 15, 2024

Homeless healthcare: a missing component in medical training?

March 15, 2024

The impact of response times on effect of thrombolysis and other research

March 14, 2024

When tackling racism is everyone’s problem, it becomes no one’s

March 13, 2024

John Launer: Troubled by trolls

March 13, 2024

Physician associates: a pause in rollout is needed

March 12, 2024

Tackling bias in medical devices: the Equity in Medical Devices Independent Review is welcome, but could have gone further

March 12, 2024

Women and girls in Gaza face increasingly dire physical and mental health challenges

March 12, 2024

Helen Salisbury: It’s time to push back against the destruction of general practice

March 12, 2024

There is a role for physician associates in the NHS

March 12, 2024

Use of nitrogen gas for execution is a concerning development in ongoing medicalisation of the death penalty

March 11, 2024

Lawmakers rushed to protect IVF in Alabama—why wasn’t abortion afforded the same urgency?

March 8, 2024

David Oliver: The NHS staff survey 2023 has depressing findings and worrying implications

March 8, 2024

When I use a word . . . . Medical blue plaques—penicillin

March 8, 2024

How is technology changing clinician-patient relationships?

March 8, 2024

Women’s leadership and gender equality in Latin America: the journey is far from over

March 7, 2024

Omalizumab for the treatment of food allergies … and other research

March 7, 2024

Is consensus attainable on the definition of multiple long term conditions?

March 7, 2024

Unsafe and unstable housing for refugees and asylum seekers is a threat to intergenerational health

March 6, 2024

Scarlett McNally: Enabling active travel can improve the UK’s health

March 6, 2024

Investing in women’s health is essential in the era of polycrises

March 6, 2024

Helen Salisbury: The Generation Study

March 5, 2024

The updated WHO air quality guidelines are a big step forward but not a complete solution

March 4, 2024

Let’s talk differently about obesity

March 4, 2024

When I use a word . . . Medical blue plaques—the Peckham Experiment

March 1, 2024

Doctors should not declare anyone fit to be held in detention centres

March 1, 2024

As sickness, hunger, and disease spread, Gaza’s health system faces increasing threats

February 29, 2024

Bridging the equity gap towards inclusive artificial intelligence in healthcare diagnostics

February 29, 2024

The twin model: decolonising research and knowledge sharing through equitable collaborations

February 29, 2024

People before profits: why we need a coherent health policy approach to tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food

February 29, 2024

Refocusing the health and care system: workforce implications

February 29, 2024

The impact of housing instability on health and other research

February 29, 2024

High cost oncology drugs without proof of added benefit are burdening health systems

February 29, 2024

John Launer: Preventing a mismatch of agendas

February 28, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Blurring the boundaries of the medical profession

February 28, 2024

Osler’s valediction: how might physicians contribute to the effort to postpone human extinction?

February 27, 2024

Professionalism in 2024: today’s doctors shouldn’t be held to outdated ideas

February 27, 2024

Scalpels and spotlights: bringing theatre to the theatre

February 26, 2024

Changes to the UK foundation programme add further challenges for doctors pursuing clinical academic careers

February 23, 2024

The new pandemic treaty: Are we in safer hands? Probably not

February 22, 2024

Northern Ireland: Political ambition is needed to save health care

February 22, 2024

RSV vaccination roll-outs and electronic nicotine delivery systems

February 22, 2024

The revised International Code of Medical Ethics unites doctors under one global medical ethos

February 21, 2024

Smoking and lung cancer—70 long years on

February 20, 2024

Scarlett McNally: Boosting swimming for health and joy

February 20, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Tales of the unexpected

February 20, 2024

Building harm reduction into global health security and pandemic prevention

February 20, 2024

The doctor will tell you a story now

February 20, 2024

When I use a word . . . Medical blue plaques in London

February 16, 2024

Restructuring of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is a further step in the wrong direction for tackling health inequalities

February 16, 2024

The expansion of physician associates in primary care risks alienating an already ailing GP workforce

February 15, 2024

Measles: increasing vaccine uptake is vital in preventing outbreaks

February 15, 2024

Ann Robinson’s research reviews—15 February 2024

February 15, 2024

Organising childcare is a problematic reality for doctors in training

February 15, 2024

Will the pandemic treaty make it over the line?

February 15, 2024

As a solo parent and a doctor, I know firsthand the challenge of balancing childcare and career

February 14, 2024

Vaginal oestrogen is a treatment on the rise, but is it safe?

February 14, 2024

John Launer: Putting on a performance

February 14, 2024

New tobacco and vaping legislation will go a long way to protect children’s health

February 14, 2024

Advocating action against the climate crisis: the role of the health professional

February 14, 2024

The health costs of political failure

February 13, 2024

“It’s your job to die, Grandad”

February 13, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Levelling down general practice

February 13, 2024

Is the US prepared for the next pandemic? No, but it could be

February 12, 2024

The climate emergency is a matter of reproductive justice

February 12, 2024

When I use a word . . . Medicines regulation—diethylene glycol

February 9, 2024

Chatting with the King about cancer

February 8, 2024

Vapes for smoking cessation and the antiseptic properties of iodine and chlorhexidine

February 8, 2024

Where is the PrEP for migrants?

February 7, 2024

Scarlett McNally: We need to talk money to retain our NHS

February 7, 2024

David Oliver: Short term health policy decisions have long term risks that we should anticipate and mitigate

February 7, 2024

Child malnutrition is a devastating consequence of the conflict in Sudan

February 6, 2024

A television drama examines illegal assisted suicide and raises questions about legalisation

February 6, 2024

Assisted dying framed as true love

February 6, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Pharmacy First and the new GP contract offer

February 6, 2024

Rammya Mathew: Prescribing isn’t a single act—getting it right requires time and effort

February 6, 2024

After covid-19: the case for optimism for US leadership in global health

February 5, 2024

The health community must build on commitments from COP28 to deliver healthy outcomes for all

February 2, 2024

When I use a word . . . Medical hypercorrection

February 2, 2024

Peer review of funding applications for health research in ethnic minority groups must improve

February 2, 2024

Breast implant illness: we must counter misinformation around this mysterious condition

February 1, 2024

Tom Nolan’s research reviews—1 February 2024

February 1, 2024

Aftercare for patients under the Mental Health Act should be based on need, not compliance

January 31, 2024

David Oliver: Work wellness programmes aren’t the key to improving NHS morale or retention

January 31, 2024

John Launer: How I walked around Wales with “heart failure”

January 31, 2024

Time to turn the oil and gas taps off, not on

January 30, 2024

The best version of you—says who?

January 30, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Keeping patients out of hospital

January 30, 2024

Why medical students should learn about prison health

January 30, 2024

Journals need to provide better guidance for victims of plagiarism

January 29, 2024

Reform will have to do more of the heavy lifting than investment under a future Labour government

January 26, 2024

When I use a word . . . Diphthongs and digraphs

January 26, 2024

Ann Robinson’s research reviews—25 January 2024

January 25, 2024

IMF austerity policies are strangling healthcare systems in the Global South

January 25, 2024

Essential workers during covid-19: how quickly we forget

January 25, 2024

David Oliver: Social media’s false polarisation is no good for balanced NHS discussion

January 24, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Primary care networks in a tangle

January 23, 2024

Without progressive reforms, the future of Chile’s healthcare system remains bleak

January 23, 2024

We must let the research question drive study methods

January 23, 2024
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