A new consultation on expanding access to naloxone—which reverses the effects of opioid overdoses—to homeless shelters and other key locations has been launched by the UK government.1 Part of the plan ...

The US government has set out plans to ban all transgender care such as puberty blocking drugs, hormone treatments, and surgeries in the US.1 At a press conference on 18 December the US health ...

Dear Editor Given the fact that resident doctors have been intermittently on strike since 13/3/23, this might be an opportune time to document (with hard facts and figures) the extent to which the ...

We live in a world of lies, damned lies, and AI hallucinations. A US publication calculated that Donald Trump told 30 573 lies during his first term as president.1 Trump is neither alone nor ...

A musical charity provides moments of calm for babies and parents amid the intensity of neonatal wards. Anna Caldwell talks to the doctors and musicians involved In 2025, Music in Hospitals & Care has ...

Sati Heer-Stavert considers whether AI generated images of doctors reflect the diversity of the medical workforce Inaccurate portrayals of doctors in the media and everyday imagery can perpetuate ...

Cultural competency is not enough for palliative medicine to build trust and offer good deaths to all, write Jamilla Akhter Hussain , Rekha Vijayshankar , and Mary Hodgson Death, dying, and grief are ...

As the NHS launches its most contested clinical trial in decades, Deborah Cohen speaks to Emily Simonoff, Pathways lead investigator, and Hilary Cass, the author of the review that led to the study ...

With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require ...

Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to go on strike for four days in January, after accusing the Scottish government of breaking its promise on pay restoration. Scotland has been the only UK ...

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In October 2025, foundation year one (FY1) doctors in England voted for industrial action against the UK government, not only over reduced pay but also, for the first time, over specialty training ...