Plans to give ministers more power over the UK drug watchdog risk opening the door to political interference in decisions over new treatments, health economists have warned. The plans, subject to ...

Antimigrant rhetoric distracts from crises of poverty, housing, and health The Labour government’s proposed changes to the asylum system, published in the policy document Restoring Order and Control ...

NHS hospitals face a “worst case scenario” this month with another large surge in flu admissions, health leaders have warned. An average of 2660 patients a day were in a hospital bed with flu last ...

Can our medical student tell us which organ systems need to be monitored now that we’ve started this patient on amiodarone?” It’s a familiar scenario: the team pauses, their eyes land on you, and the ...

At the time, effective treatment was still emerging, the UN response was fragmented, and some agencies were at odds over the ...

Bellis and colleagues’ discussion of the arms industry is refreshing, especially in light of the world’s largest arms fair, Defence and Security Equipment International, being held in London.1 Their ...

The deal at a glance #### What’s in it? #### What’s not in the offer? Resident doctors could get 4000 more training posts and ...

The best strategy for stopping antidepressants is for patients to slowly taper off their medication while also receiving psychological support, researchers have concluded.1 The Italian research team’s ...

Marjory was the third child of a Methodist minister and a graduate mathematician. She followed her older sister into medicine at a time when women were not expected to pursue academic interests. She ...

The graphical data, whilst confirming that the 'flu season started earlier this year, are reassuring, and contradict Chris Baraniuk's headline suggestion that "cases ...

Medical leaders have urged the BMA to suspend advice stating that doctors do not need to tell their employer if they plan to strike. Ahead of next week’s five day walkout by resident doctors in ...

Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights means confronting problems that are inherently social and political, say Rajat Khosla and colleagues Global health stands at a crossroads. The ...