Finally, we’re here. After months of heated debates, social media uproar, royal colleges in turmoil, and the reputation of many national organisations being questioned, the worm has turned. The health ...

NHS managers who silence whistleblowing doctors or endanger patients through misconduct could be sacked and permanently barred from working in the NHS, under new proposals. Regulating health service ...

Baku’s COP29 climate talks ended on 24 November with a finance deal that fell far short of some countries’ expectations, while others hailed it as a success. After two weeks of intense—and often ...

One of the huge attractions of practising medicine in the UK is that we can make our treatment decisions according to our patient’s clinical need, not their ability to pay. Most of the time, I don’t ...

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease that continues to devastate the most vulnerable, including migrant and refugee communities in the shadows of global crises According to the World ...

Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent ...

We thank Eddy and colleagues for their article on medical leadership,1 recognised as essential in postgraduate medical training.2 We have two important additions. Firstly, the Healthcare Leadership ...

Eddy’s article is an excellent resource for resident doctors to encourage leadership experience.1 Leadership is a key skill for all doctors. The General Medical Council states that, whatever their ...

Maurice King said he was not ambitious to be a professor or head of department, rather he wanted “to make the world turn better.” He understood his efforts might not be received in the spirit they ...

There is a stark mismatch between the current wonders of medical science and the relentless erosion of humanity of care in our healthcare services. It is time to put compassion back into healthcare.

Researchers probing the effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultraprocessed food are often the targets of intimidation and tactics designed to deter them from continuing their work or to discredit them, a ...

The US Supreme Court has rejected an application for an injunction to stop the Washington Medical Commission, which regulates physicians in Washington State, from investigating and sanctioning doctors ...