Do you remember that child you saw two days ago?” All doctors dread what might come next: we fear that something bad has happened because we missed a clinical sign or made a poor judgment. This kind ...

Regular attacks on health facilities, workers, and patients in conflicts are a devastating reality Since 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) has documented over 7400 attacks on healthcare in ...

Varenicline, a daily pill that reduces cravings for nicotine and helps with withdrawal symptoms, will now be offered to tens of thousands of people who smoke in England, NHS England chief executive ...

An employment judge has cleared the way for Farah Jameel, a former chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee for England (GPCE), to go ahead with claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal ...

A landmark sex and gender framework for research funders has been launched in the UK to ensure that researchers adequately account for sex and gender when designing studies and conduct more ...

We need to improve carers’ skills in diabetes management and technology, writes Martin Scivier As an older person living with diabetes, I am apprehensive about the current and future care of older ...

General practice leaders in Wales have voted unanimously to reject the Welsh government’s GP contract offer for 2024-25. The BMA’s ​General Practitioners Committee Wales said the government’s general ...

The BMA has entered into a formal dispute with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) over its plans to cut overtime rates for doctors. The trust told doctors last week that it ...

The increase in employers’ contributions has brought anger and confusion, amid warnings that practices may have to close. Jacqui Wise summarises the state of play In the autumn budget the chancellor ...

Helen Jackson gently asked patients who arrived at the clinic where she practised in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, “Haalu kihineh? Rangalhu tha?”—“How are you? Are you okay?” Primary care is held ...

What you need to know James is a 16 year old boy who lives in a residential (children’s) home. Over the past two months, he has regularly gone missing, returning with new clothes and a new smartphone ...

Tolu Oni and colleagues argue that building healthy low carbon transport infrastructure in Africa’s rapidly growing cities requires addressing historical contexts, confronting power imbalances, and ...