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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most of us have favourite questions that we like to ask when consulting with patients or that we’re fond of teaching to medical students and resident doctors. One popular question many GPs teach their ...

A Nottinghamshire general practice has announced that it will stop providing hormone treatment for adult transgender patients, partly owing to a lack of funding, throwing the issue of commissioning ...