We strongly agree with Byworth and colleagues that any reorganisation of the NHS must strengthen public health.1 The NHS has a budget of around £192bn, and there is little performance measurement of ...

In the age of telemedicine, house calls remain a vital part of primary care—and are in fact on the rise. Indira Subramanian reports House calls might seem to be a relic of the past, but they are ...

Medical students and an Indian doctor couple and their three children are among the dead after a fatal Air India crash that killed 241 people on board. In the worst aviation disaster in a decade Air ...

Getting your introduction right can make a real difference, Elisabeth Mahase hears Anna Harvey Bluemel, academic clinical fellow in obstetrics and gynaecology, says, “Understanding names, roles, and ...

What you need to know A 73 year old man is brought to the emergency department following a ground level fall a few hours earlier. His physiological observations are normal, but he cannot remember any ...

Welfare cuts will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest, with long term health and economic harms, write Clare Bambra and colleagues In her Spring Statement in March 2025, the ...

Patients don’t always present with cases that fall neatly into “mental” or “physical” boxes, writes James Downs I wanted to ...

Managing stocks of pharmaceutical products is a difficult business, for both hospitals and community pharmacies. In the 1950s ...

Soda giants have exploited the world’s most popular sport for commercial gain, and FIFA has an opportunity to lead by example ...

High level” discussions are underway to establish an independent US vaccine committee following the dismissal of 17 members ...

Robert F Kennedy Jr, head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, has appointed eight new people to the vaccine ...

More awareness, research, and treatments are needed The rise in non-prescribed use of ketamine across the UK in recent years ...