As people live longer with dementia, we must balance the benefits and harms of medical interventions to meet unique individual needs, writes Jay B Lusk Much attention has been paid to the development ...

More than 3600 attacks on healthcare in conflict zones were recorded last year—15% more than in 2023 and 62% more than in 2022—a report by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition has found.1 ...

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has criticised “truly shocking” police guidance detailing how to search women’s homes for abortifacient drugs and seize phones to look for period ...

Husain describes the need for closer collaboration between universities and NHS organisations.1 At the heart of this struggling relationship are financial pressures, with partnered institutions ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, Ttestifying before a US Senate committee, defended the Trump administration’s proposal to slash more than $30bn (£21bn; €27bn) from ...

An infant with a rare genetic condition made headlines last week after successfully receiving personalised CRISPR therapy. Jacqui Wise summarises what we know so far about the breakthrough US doctors ...

What you need to know Gonorrhoea is of increasing concern for global sexual health. Continued stigmatisation of sexual health, particularly for those in marginalised communities, contributes to ...

MPs considering a bill to introduce assisted dying laws in England and Wales are at odds over whether doctors should be allowed to raise the option with a terminally ill patient or should have to wait ...

Goodyear and colleagues argue that smartphone and social media regulation must go beyond bans.1 As a GP, I have noticed that mental health consultations with teenagers are on the rise. Depression, ...

If you take a sick child from its parents or nurse you break its heart immediately,” wrote physician George Armstrong in 1792. Mary Lindsay took these words to heart and throughout her seven decades ...

US president Donald Trump has nominated a new surgeon general after abruptly withdrawing his first selection, Janette Nesheiwat, after questions about her credentials and her support for masking ...

Scrap means testing for personal care and regulate care home charges The care home market in the UK is characterised by rising fees, inadequate capacity, and deteriorating care standards.12345 As ...