The renewed focus on moving “care into the community” in the NHS 10 year health plan will seem like déjà vu to many in healthcare.1 But it provides an opportunity for NHS policy makers to review ...

The arguments made by Smith and colleagues are unusually good and balanced by the standards of most commentary on NHS manager regulation.1 But the headline—stating that regulation is just the ...

The UK list price of the weight loss drug could nearly triple, but which patients will bear the brunt of the internationally “aligned” cost? Kate Bowie reports In May the Trump administration demanded ...

I’ve just returned to work after a few weeks away getting a hip replacement. I’m lucky to return to a job that I love. I’ve taken time out of work in the past, and each period away has been different, ...

Most doctors nowadays understand the concept of neurodiversity and find it useful. It’s a way of recognising that a diagnosis such as autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder may be helpful ...

Conflicts of interest reported by US national vaccine advisory committee members were at a record low before Robert F Kennedy Jr’s decision to dismiss the entire Centers for Disease Control and ...

Dear Editor, In their article, Burnett and Haoussou write that denying refugees British citizenship “will create hostility and harm some of the most vulnerable people in our soc ...

New treatment option for patients with kidney disease and itch Chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated pruritus, known by some as kidney itch, is common in patients with advanced CKD.1 About one in ...

Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports ...

The government has enlisted the help of social media platform TikTok to raise awareness of the serious risks people face when travelling overseas for cosmetic procedures. The Department of Health and ...

UK must step up its preparedness plans The adoption of the pandemic agreement at the World Health Assembly in May 2025 marks a welcome commitment to global solidarity in anticipation of the next ...

Many ingredients are needed to make a good doctor. Knowledge is a primary building block: anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology are all essential to understanding illness and knowing how we ...