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Most US cardiology fellows got industry payments before graduation, study finds

July 19, 2024

GP appointment and patient record system disrupted by global IT outage

July 19, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . free refills

July 19, 2024

Consultants in Northern Ireland to vote on new pay offer

July 19, 2024

CQC admits mistakes in rollout of new regulatory approach

July 19, 2024

Paying care workers properly could cost £40bn but would lead to NHS savings, says strategy

July 19, 2024

GMC backtracks on describing PAs as “studying medicine” after protests

July 19, 2024

India: Doctors report surge in use of off label GLP-1 agonists among rich

July 19, 2024

Junior doctors in England to enter formal pay negotiations with government

July 18, 2024

Covid inquiry: UK government failed its citizens through “groupthink,” poor planning, and widening inequalities

July 18, 2024

Average age of starting fertility treatment rises to over 35 in UK

July 18, 2024

Deceptive “copycat” cannabinoid snacks are putting children at risk, US agency warns

July 18, 2024

People with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating need joined-up care, says coroner after woman’s death

July 18, 2024

Consultant who sent racist messages to black woman is suspended for 10 months

July 18, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 10-16 July 2024

July 18, 2024

King’s speech: Health leaders laud commitments on public and mental health as “game changing”

July 17, 2024

GPs in Wales need “urgent rescue package” after 100 practices close, says BMA

July 17, 2024

Road safety: Rise in deaths in Africa reflects inadequate laws and enforcement, WHO finds

July 17, 2024

Childhood immunisation: Global rates remain below pre-pandemic levels

July 16, 2024

Integrated care systems need financial freedom to meet local needs, says think tank

July 16, 2024

“Untie” aid to allow health researchers in lower income countries to lead projects, UK told

July 16, 2024

Covid-19: Progression to clinical type 1 diabetes accelerated after infection, study suggests

July 16, 2024

ADHD in children: Digital test could speed up diagnosis, says NICE

July 16, 2024

Scientist who worked on Cassava’s Alzheimer drug simufilam charged with fraud

July 15, 2024

Alcohol and overweight linked to 233 000 new cancer cases in the US in one year

July 15, 2024

US plastic surgeon who suppressed bad reviews and falsified good ones must pay $5m

July 15, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . nasal sprays

July 15, 2024

Johns Hopkins is latest US medical school to offer free tuition

July 12, 2024

Satisfaction with GPs is high, but patients struggle to get appointments, survey shows

July 12, 2024

Ara Darzi is charged with uncovering “hard truths” of NHS performance

July 12, 2024

Endometriosis: Lack of care pathway and poor symptom recognition are hindering care, report warns

July 11, 2024

Baylor College pays to settle allegations its top surgeons performed concurrent heart surgeries

July 11, 2024

Whooping cough: Nine infants have died in England in latest outbreak

July 11, 2024

Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting

July 11, 2024

Improve working conditions or risk losing senior doctors, new government is warned

July 11, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 3-9 July 2024

July 11, 2024

Wes Streeting “optimistic” after first pay talks with junior doctors

July 10, 2024

Mpox: South Africa reports 20 new cases and three deaths

July 10, 2024

Damning review reveals nursing regulator’s “toxic” culture problems

July 10, 2024

UK sugar tax led to fall in consumption in children and adults

July 10, 2024

Israeli doctors participated in torture, alleges released director of al-Shifa Hospital

July 10, 2024

Ukraine: Russian missiles destroy children’s hospital and kill dozens

July 9, 2024

Labour pledges to increase funding for GPs

July 9, 2024

Abemaciclib: Pharma company lawsuit forces Dutch health agency to reassess cancer drug

July 9, 2024

Industrial action: New health secretary opens talks with junior doctors

July 8, 2024

Novo Nordisk failed to disclose £7.8m in payments to doctors and others over three years

July 8, 2024

GP who used drugs at work and falsified prescriptions to obtain them is suspended for 12 months

July 8, 2024

Phasing out smoking will help Labour narrow life expectancy gap, say doctors

July 8, 2024

Court orders Japanese government to compensate people over forced sterilisations

July 5, 2024

Bedfordshire hospitals told to act over inadequate maternity services

July 5, 2024

Covid-19: Are we seeing a summer wave?

July 5, 2024

UK general election: Nine doctors are elected as MPs

July 5, 2024

More healthcare professionals named on database listing payments from industry

July 4, 2024

Lucy Letby is found guilty of attempting to murder premature baby after retrial

July 4, 2024

Patient power: How one patient editor influences research

July 4, 2024

GMC’s use of term “medical professional” deepens row with BMA

July 4, 2024

US Supreme Court strikes down Sackler family’s immunity, casting Purdue opioid settlement into doubt

July 3, 2024

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

July 3, 2024

Anaesthetist who sexually assaulted a child is jailed for eight years

July 3, 2024

Police investigate hospital admissions and death potentially linked to zopiclone

July 3, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . hologram doctors

July 1, 2024

Mpox: Virus behind new DRC outbreak is most dangerous strain yet, experts warn

June 28, 2024

Philip Morris: Leaked documents show how company tries to influence science and policy on heated tobacco

June 28, 2024

Hospital doctors in Wales vote to accept pay offers

June 28, 2024

Australia’s vaping reforms will protect young people, say public health experts

June 28, 2024

GLP-1 shortages will not resolve this year, EMA warns, amid concern over off-label use

June 28, 2024

Infant deaths increased after Texas banned early abortions, study finds

June 28, 2024

E coli: Contaminated lettuce thought to be behind outbreak, as death is reported

June 27, 2024

NICE recommends new gene therapy for adults with haemophilia B

June 27, 2024

Pregnant women and older adults in England and Scotland to be offered RSV vaccination

June 27, 2024

Topiramate: Screen patients for pregnancy risk, says drug agency

June 27, 2024

Bristol GP is cleared of criminal damage after climate protest action at Twickenham

June 27, 2024

Seven days in medicine: 19-25 June 2024

June 27, 2024

Obesity: Integrated care boards close lists for weight management services as demand rockets

June 26, 2024

Doctors vote for BMA to oppose four year medical degrees and apprenticeships

June 26, 2024

Extreme heat kills 1300 Hajj pilgrims

June 26, 2024

Third of adults are not getting enough physical activity, says WHO

June 26, 2024

Johnson and Johnson pays $700m to 42 US states to settle Baby Powder asbestos claims

June 26, 2024

Mail on Sunday articles that accused three commentators of being “statin deniers” were misinformed, judge rules

June 26, 2024

US Supreme Court will review constitutionality of state bans on paediatric transgender care

June 25, 2024

Jewish doctor is heckled at BMA meeting while raising concerns about Palestinians

June 25, 2024

Doctors call for late rota penalties and for “consultant” to be protected title

June 25, 2024

Italy: Giving regions more power over healthcare will worsen inequalities, say critics

June 25, 2024

BMA takes steps to rename junior doctors as “resident doctors”

June 25, 2024

Physician associates: BMA launches legal action against GMC

June 25, 2024

Manifesto health pledges from main parties are “unfunded commitments,” says IFS

June 25, 2024

Doctors are under attack from all sides, BMA chair tells annual meeting

June 24, 2024

Sixty seconds on . . . space hairdryers

June 24, 2024

Consultant tells court that fear of reprisal from management stopped him reporting Letby to police

June 24, 2024

Over 171 000 American women travelled out of state for abortions last year

June 24, 2024

NHS cyberattack: Data allegedly stolen from pathology lab published on dark web

June 21, 2024

Philip Morris backed organisation is targeting UK smoking cessation services

June 21, 2024

RCP president steps down “with immediate effect” after physician associates row

June 21, 2024

Covid-19: Study sheds light on how some people avoid the disease

June 21, 2024

RCGP calls for immediate freeze on recruitment of physician associates

June 21, 2024

GP who confronted Rishi Sunak received “hundreds” of supportive messages from doctors

June 20, 2024

Social media: Add tobacco-style warnings to protect children, says US surgeon general

June 20, 2024

Avoidable mortality in England and Wales remains higher than before pandemic, data show

June 20, 2024

GPs unable to find new posts despite shortages, says royal college

June 20, 2024

Junior doctors offer prime minister “final chance” to avoid pre-election strike

June 20, 2024
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