Despite innovations and some impressive national responses, the covid-19 pandemic revealed limitations and gaps in efforts at national and global levels to prepare for and respond to health ...

It was on a caving expedition as a medical student that Tony Boycott got first hand experience of the dangers of what was to become his life’s passion. In his first year at Bristol University Boycott ...

A new year is meant to bring new hope, and perhaps this one does too, but it’s hard to be thrilled by health services overwhelmed by winter pressures (doi:10.1136/bmj.q2871),1 transatlantic rabble ...

The BMJ ’s articles on helping healthcare providers identify abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children123 are particularly useful in the acute setting, such as the emergency department. On behalf ...

The war in Gaza continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, and doctors on the ground need support to stem the tide. Jane Feinmann speaks to one doctor who joined the International Rescue ...

A man in his 30s presented with right anterior elbow pain after colliding with an opponent with his elbow in flexed position while playing basketball eight days previously. At the time of the ...

Doctors on the Isle of Man have voted to take industrial action for the first time because of real terms pay cuts they have faced over the past decade and a half. An overwhelming 121 of 127 (95%) ...

Since 2007 there have been moves towards stricter regulations on smoking in public spaces across the world. But have any of these had noticeable health impacts? Sally Howard and Geetanjali Krishna ...

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Between 2000 and 2022 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) appraised 332 pharmaceuticals (with 83% getting positive recommendations). Had ...

Big majority of GPs vote against proposed contract GPs in Wales rejected the general medical services (GMS) contract for 2024-25 proposed by the Welsh government, with 98.7% of doctors (1079) voting ...

Predicting need for nursing home care remains complex For clinicians it is an important and demanding task to inform patients with dementia and their relatives about the prognosis. As with malignant ...

Consuming an extra 300 mg of calcium a day, roughly the amount in a large glass of milk, could be linked to a decreased risk of bowel cancer, a large study has found.1 Researchers from Oxford ...