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Judge says latest safety data can be used in case against GMC over regulation of physician associates

April 10, 2025

Streeting looks to end “crazy” situation of UK doctors losing out on jobs to doctors from overseas

April 10, 2025

Family of doctor who took own life after GMC email cannot sue GMC over his death

April 10, 2025

NHS England: £1bn redundancy bill is a reasonable estimate, says health secretary

April 10, 2025

BMA says new doctors must have eight weeks’ notice of where they will work as 700 get “placeholder” jobs

April 9, 2025

Health inequalities: What can we learn from Manchester’s approach?

April 9, 2025

Measles: Second child dies in Texas as RFK Jr finally recommends vaccination

April 9, 2025

NHS must reform how it deals with sexual misconduct to better support victims, say surgeons

April 9, 2025

Shingles vaccine may help cut dementia risk, study suggests

April 9, 2025

RFK Jr orders CDC to review fluoride recommendations

April 9, 2025

Government’s plan for data service aims to speed up access to datasets and clinical trial approval

April 9, 2025

Extra 1500 GPs appointed in past six months under ARRS scheme

April 9, 2025

Treat pneumonia in children with three days of antibiotics, says draft NICE guidance

April 9, 2025

Is the NHS rolling out AI technology to prevent falls?

April 8, 2025

Missed medication in emergency departments is putting patients at risk, doctors warn

April 8, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . Andi Biotic

April 8, 2025

Charity calls for more health visitors and school nurses to tackle rise in child mental ill health

April 8, 2025

Plastic surgeon found guilty of attempting to murder senior colleague

April 8, 2025

Whooping cough: Cases soar in US

April 8, 2025

Surgeon who sexually harassed colleagues has suspension extended to 12 months

April 7, 2025

AI in healthcare: what does good evidence and regulation look like?

April 7, 2025

Trump watch: 23 states and 2000 scientists sue president over cuts, WHO budget crisis deepens, and more

April 7, 2025

Maternal mortality falls 40% worldwide, but funding cuts could reverse progress, says UN

April 7, 2025

Artificial sweeteners may help weight loss but should not be given to young children, say UK advisers

April 7, 2025

Trump’s 10 000 job cuts spark chaos in US health services

April 4, 2025

E-cigarettes: US Supreme Court upholds ban on flavoured liquids

April 4, 2025

Alcohol: Call for new strategy targeting older people as deaths reach record high in England

April 4, 2025

Thousands of doctors face unexpected pension tax charge, FOI data reveal

April 4, 2025

Physician associates: BMA releases dossier of “shocking” safety incidents

April 3, 2025

Obesity: Concerns are raised over food industry’s influence on government advisory board

April 3, 2025

GMC appeals decision not to strike off consultant over rape of woman

April 3, 2025

Medical news in brief: Rise in TB and measles, world’s first H5N1 case in sheep, MPs back tobacco bill, and other stories

April 3, 2025

GMC appeals decision allowing doctor to practise after removing two patients’ ovaries without consent

April 2, 2025

GPs can prescribe tirzepatide to priority patient groups from June

April 2, 2025

Resident doctors end dispute over working conditions after agreeing changes

April 2, 2025

Gaza: Bodies of 15 medics and aid workers are found in mass grave after Israeli attack, UN reports

April 2, 2025

Satisfaction with NHS hits record low, but public still back founding principles

April 2, 2025

Myanmar junta blocking aid as earthquake death toll nears 3000

April 1, 2025

WHO to cut budget by a fifth following Trump withdrawal

April 1, 2025

Vaccine sceptic appointed to head vaccine autism study, as 10 000 staff cut from US health agency

March 31, 2025

Trump watch: HIV/AIDS research sent into crisis, growing hostility to mRNA vaccines, and more

March 31, 2025

New York State refuses to penalise doctor who mailed abortion drugs to Texas

March 31, 2025

Gavi’s funding is axed as Trump shuts down research on covid and pandemic threats

March 31, 2025

Patients with sensory impairment face higher safety risks, commissioner warns

March 31, 2025

Resident doctors criticise “incompetence” of recruitment process after radiology job offers are retracted

March 28, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . coin swallowing

March 28, 2025

What is happening to the US National Institutes of Health?

March 28, 2025

“Abrasive culture” at Scotland’s largest health board left doctors unable to raise concerns

March 27, 2025

Gonorrhoea: Rise of antibiotic resistant cases in England prompts call for use of condoms and tests

March 27, 2025

Reform of GP care in Scotland fails to deliver

March 27, 2025

Gaza: US doctor at bombed hospital says “the world doesn’t seem to care”

March 27, 2025

US National Institutes of Health will stop funding climate health research

March 27, 2025

Welfare cuts: 250 000 more people will be pushed into poverty, leaving doctors to “pick up the pieces”

March 27, 2025

Care of 800 orthopaedic patients is reviewed after concerns over child surgery

March 27, 2025

Assisted dying: England and Wales rollout could be delayed as Isle of Man pushes ahead

March 26, 2025

Medical workforce: UK government is accused of “unethical” recruitment from “red list” nations

March 26, 2025

Rising cases of TB and measles in England demand ambitious public health approach, says Harries

March 26, 2025

Aid cuts threaten decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths, warns UN

March 26, 2025

Medical students call on UK government to “fix our funding”

March 25, 2025

Lucy Letby: Families’ lawyers cast doubt on panel’s findings that questioned convictions

March 25, 2025

BMA calls for changes to “absurd” pension tax rules as senior doctors reduce hours

March 25, 2025

H5N1: UK reports world’s first case in a sheep

March 25, 2025

Confusion between sex and gender identity in official data has dangerous implications, review warns

March 24, 2025

ABPI is criticised for lifting Novo Nordisk suspension despite recent breaches

March 24, 2025

Covid-19: Inquiry hears of doctors’ lack of confidence in PPE as ministers defend VIP lane

March 24, 2025

National insurance: MPs vote not to exempt GPs from hike in contributions

March 21, 2025

Impact of child weight management pilots was hindered by poor uptake, evaluation finds

March 21, 2025

Two hundred NHS hospitals to get solar panels from Great British Energy

March 21, 2025

Tuberculosis: WHO warns of “crippling breakdowns” in response after funding cuts

March 21, 2025

Judge blocks DOGE cuts to USAID

March 21, 2025

NHS imaging errors are leading to avoidable operations and deaths, warns ombudsman

March 21, 2025

Deaths of three babies could “realistically” have been avoided, Scottish inquiry concludes

March 20, 2025

Ministers agree to negotiate new long term contract for GPs in England

March 20, 2025

Letby inquiry: Chair rejects calls to pause investigation

March 20, 2025

Medical news in brief: Legal threat over MRCP error, new endometriosis pill, sexual assault referrals rise, and other stories

March 20, 2025

“Unprecedented” welfare cuts could pile demand on NHS, leaders warn

March 19, 2025

The day the world changed

March 19, 2025

Gaza: Doctors and aid workers describe “massacre” as Israeli attacks kill over 400 people overnight

March 18, 2025

Mpox in Uganda is now responsible for 40% of Africa’s new cases

March 18, 2025

NICE recommends annual BMI checks for people with long term conditions

March 18, 2025

Respiratory health: Follow guidelines to reduce repeat hospital visits, urge campaigners

March 18, 2025

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz nears confirmation as head of US healthcare services

March 17, 2025

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency moves to gut environmental protections

March 17, 2025

Level of discrimination experienced by NHS staff in England reached five year high in 2024

March 17, 2025

DOGE cuts “will hit US military veterans’ health”

March 17, 2025

Why is NHS England being abolished, and what’s next?

March 17, 2025

Letby case: Criminal investigation is widened to focus on individual staff

March 17, 2025

Assisted dying: RCGP shifts position to neither oppose nor support law change

March 14, 2025

WHO warns “measles is back” as virus spreads across Europe, America, and Afghanistan

March 14, 2025

Cuts to England’s integrated care boards must not derail GP investment, say leaders

March 14, 2025

Trump’s CDC nominee abruptly withdrawn before committee hearing

March 14, 2025

People detained under Mental Health Act are becoming more unwell because of poor community support, says CQC

March 14, 2025

Sixty seconds on . . . slushies

March 14, 2025

NHS England: Government abolishes quango that “delivered less care at huge cost”

March 13, 2025

Endometriosis: First combination pill for treating symptoms to be rolled out in NHS

March 13, 2025

Gaza: Israel cutting off electricity is “war crime,” aid agencies warn

March 13, 2025

Thousands missed routine screening because of incomplete GP registrations

March 13, 2025

Gambling firm is blocked from opening outlet after public health director’s intervention

March 12, 2025

Puberty blockers: Former Tavistock clinicians say they wouldn’t refer patients to NHS trial

March 12, 2025

Covid-19: Gove tried to “circumvent” regulations to buy Dyson ventilators, inquiry hears

March 11, 2025
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