On 13 March an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) debated five motions on the use of physician associates (PAs) in the NHS.1 Four of the motions, relating to ...
The deal that granted Greater Manchester more control over a range of public services—known as Devo Manc—has led to some improvements in health services, social determinants of health, and health ...
Average healthy life expectancy at birth in England and Wales decreased for men and women over the past decade, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)1 said that it was likely ...
GPs across England have voted overwhelmingly to reject changes to their national contract for 2024-25. Of the 19 009 GPs and GP registrars who took part in a BMA referendum on the changes, 99% (18 854 ...
More than 12 000 measles cases have been recorded so far in 2024 in South Sudan in what Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has labelled a crisis. In the past week 400 cases have been reported in the ...
Documents obtained by The BMJ have shed new light on the process of derogation, which is designed to protect patients during ...
Balancing risks is life, the universe, and everything. One classic challenge is applying population based data to individuals. A related row over use of statins—the most prescribed drug class in ...
Neville Eric Stebbings, who died at the age of 97, led a remarkable life that coincided with the early years of the NHS. Born in Nottingham, he left at 17 to train at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical ...
A step towards potentially legalising assisted dying in Scotland has taken place with the formal introduction of a bill to the Scottish parliament on 27 March. If the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill ...
With advancements such as artificial intelligence being hailed as the solution to healthcare workforce challenges and the mismatch between demand and supply, Gareth Iacobucci reports on how ...
Senior doctors and medical professors at South Korean teaching hospitals began submitting resignations on 25 March, showing support for junior doctors striking over the government’s plan to increase ...
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research The ancient Sumerians and Egyptians used willow bark containing salicylates to treat pain and fevers more than 3500 years ago. In 1897, Bayer chemist Felix ...