Unless we address the inequity in global health, then the world will not be prepared for the next pandemic
The Global Health infrastructure is broken. We are attempting to put plasters on multiple compound…
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Reverse cuts to children’s centres, peers urge government
A nationwide network of family hubs should be put at the core of a national…
Remembering the mission on healthcare’s path to decarbonisation
Clinicians are driven by a common mission: to optimally improve health, prevent harm, and advance…
Back health bill amendments to make England smoke free by 2030, medical leaders urge
More than 650 health experts and activists are calling on the government to back amendments…
India’s LGBTQ+ community continues to face healthcare barriers
Kanmani is a transgender woman living in New Delhi. When she visited a psychiatrist in…
Overcrowding and long delays in A&E caused over 4000 deaths last year in England, analysis shows
England had at least 4519 excess deaths in England in 2020-21 as a result of…
Parliamentary committee report on covid-19 response: the difference between an apology and repentance
The reflections by Gurdasani and McKee1 highlight the difference between an apology and repentance. Leaders…
Covid 19: US government committee hears how social media spreads misinformation
Americans are endangered by misinformation about the covid-19 pandemic and promotion of false treatments on…
Test and trace system continues to fail
Not only did the parliamentary committee report highlight that the shaky test and trace system…
PPE: producing polluted environment
It is undeniable that pollution is having a catastrophic effect on our planet. Recently, the…
Acute nail changes after manicure with acrylate containing nail polish
This is contact dermatitis of the periungual and subungual skin of the fingers and thumbs…
Prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain and initiation of injection drug use: large retrospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the association between long term prescription opioid treatment medically dispensed for non-cancer pain…
Investing in public health is our best route to sustainable healthcare
Has it all been worth it: the handwashing, the mask wearing, the standing 2 m…
Proton pump inhibitors . . . and other stories
Long term use of proton pump inhibitorsProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely prescribed and considered…
Independent SAGE has been an outstanding success
Clarke’s article gives some fascinating insights into the creation and functioning of the Independent Scientific…
Fat shaming is stopping doctors from helping overweight patients—here’s what medical students can do about it
People who are obese are highly stigmatised in society and face many forms of discrimination…
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NHS litigation system fails to deliver justice or learn from mistakes, MPs hear
The NHS’s litigation system is facing ballooning costs while failing to deliver justice or to…
Independent SAGE can be judged on its successes just as the UK government can be judged on its failures
Members of the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Independent SAGE) will be rightly regarded…
Covid-19: Ten Conservative MPs and peers referred companies to “VIP lane” that won {pound}1.6bn of PPE contracts
Ten Conservative MPs and peers referred companies through the government’s “VIP lane” for personal protective…
Designing an ecological approach to health
I have read many papers during my career, but the opening of one particular article…
Covid-19: Trial of experimental “covid cure” is among worst medical ethics violations in Brazil’s history, says regulator
Violations of medical ethics and human rights committed in a trial of an experimental drug…
Covid-19: England is preparing to offer annual booster vaccination, says NHS boss
The NHS in England is preparing to offer an annual covid-19 booster vaccine programme if…
NHS is facing most difficult winter in its history, trust leaders warn
NHS hospitals are already “beyond full stretch” and are preparing for the most difficult winter…
Fake covid vaccines boost the black market for counterfeit medicines
When the World Health Organization flagged the danger of fake covid-19 vaccines in August,1 Mumbai…
David Oliver: UK trained doctors, “part time” working, and ongoing commitment to the NHS
Over the past few months, in response to stories about GP shortages, I’ve seen many…
How can we relieve current pressures on NHS hospitals?
The unfolding crisis in health and social care took a turn for the worse this…
Physician vacancies are at highest level in almost a decade, colleges find
The proportion of unfilled consultant physician posts across the UK is at its highest level…
Matt Morgan: Sitting on the bin
I remember the first time I sat on a bin. I was a medical student,…
Helen Salisbury: To level up, we need to top up GPs
Poverty is a deadly condition. We don’t need to look to faraway countries ravaged by…
Pensions: BMA challenges government’s decision to make doctors pay for illegal reforms
The BMA has challenged the government’s decision to make NHS pension scheme members pick up…
How doctors are betraying the Hippocratic oath
There are many respects in which the modern medical system is not fit for purpose…
Michael Rutter: the UK’s first professor of child psychiatry
bmj;375/nov16_3/n2791/FAF1faPhoto credit: Corbin O’Grady Studio/SPLThe so called father of child psychiatry, Michael Rutter (“Mike”) led…
COP26 summit: leaders frustrated at watered down climate deal
The COP26 summit in Glasgow ended with a watered down climate deal with pledges that…
RCGP disputes health secretary’s claim that A&E pressure is due to lack of GP appointments
The Royal College of General Practitioners has disputed a claim by the health and social…
The conflicts that killed COP26
It’s hard to give up hope, particularly if it’s the last hope, but COP26 has…
Covid-19: US doctor who called masks “dangerous” and vaccines a “human experiment” dies of coronavirus
A Minnesota doctor who grew an online following spreading misinformation about covid-19 has died from…
What does the evidence say about vegan diets in children?
Expert opinion on whether children can stay healthy and follow a vegan diet varies around…
Sixty seconds on . . . Big Bird
What’s Sesame Street’s yellow bird in flap about?According to his official Twitter account Big Bird…
Covid-19 and laws for workplace violence in healthcare
Workplace violence in the healthcare sector is increasingly being acknowledged worldwide as a serious occupational…
Sickle cell disease: inquiry finds serious care failings and racism towards patients
Patients with sickle cell disease admitted into general wards or attending emergency departments in England…
What support do young people affected by adverse childhood experiences need?
The studyLester S, Khatwa M, Sutcliffe K. Service needs of young people affected by adverse…
Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement?
South Asia, home to 1.97 billion people (25% of the world’s population), is no stranger…
COP26 diary: Health at last get its big day (well, hour)
Tuesday 9 NovemberToday is my last day at COP26, and I’m full of admiration for…
Climate emergency: what should one do in the face of a failure of government?
Recently, I was arrested for obstruction of the highway after blocking a road. Peaceful disruptive…
Covid-19: Hospitals move to create extra bed capacity to relieve pressure
NHS hospitals across the UK are creating extra bed capacity to relieve ongoing operational pressures…
When I use a word . . . . Nasty medical eponyms
Two German physicists are currently in the news, Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (1862–1947) and…
John Marshall Hudson
bmj;375/nov12_7/n2741/FAF1faJohn Marshall Hudson was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. He returned to his home…
Encouraging covid vaccine uptake and safe behaviours—an uphill struggle against government complacency
Like many doctors who had stepped back from clinical practice, I volunteered to return to…
Persecution and a pandemic: delivering maternal healthcare to the Rohingya
In July, days of torrential rain triggered 320 landslides in the Bangladeshi camps that house…
The pioneering female academic GP: Debbie Sharp
In 1994 Debbie Sharp became the first professor of primary healthcare at the University of…