Former UK foreign secretary, now president of the International Rescue Committee, talks to Kamran Abbasi about hospital attacks in war, the US president elect, and how his parents were refugees ### ...

Presented without due care, research intended to help has the potential to cause harm—particularly in the vulnerable perinatal period, says Emma Rourke As rates of caesarean birth have increased over ...

The BMJ will offer £50 for reviews by patients and the public From January 2025 patients and members of the public who complete a review for The BMJ will be offered £50 or a 12 month online ...

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase out smoking in the UK, has passed its second reading in the House of Commons, with 415 MPs voting in favour and 47 voting against.1 The vote on 26 ...

More must be done to support the rapidly growing number of locally employed doctors to ensure their talents are not “overlooked and undervalued,” the General Medical Council has said.1 The medical ...

Oncologists at a leading hospital in Mumbai, India, have issued a statement warning the public against misinformation about cancer treatments after the former Indian cricketer and former ...

The UK government has set out plans to tackle ill health as a root cause of unemployment and inactivity, pledging reforms to help two million more people into work. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the country’s first paediatric H5N1 infection, in a child in Alameda County, California. The patient, who had only mild symptoms ...

What you need to know Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease are uncommon but life-threatening conditions. Early recognition is important but difficult because of the non-specific ways in ...

This year has seen much controversy around plans to expand the numbers of medical associate professionals (MAPs) in the NHS—mainly physician associates (PAs) but also surgical care practitioners and ...

Wise’s article on the UK government considering an outdoor smoking ban covers the long known burden of smoking on the health of the general population and NHS as well as public opinion on this matter.

Salisbury notes the need to tackle staffing issues (numbers and types) and maldistribution of funding if the NHS is to be fixed.1 Fixing the front door (general practice) is another suggestion. From ...