Any future assisted dying services in the UK should not be based in general practice, nor should any doctor be forced to be involved in them, GPs have insisted. Representatives at the annual UK ...

Former prime minister Tony Blair sparked controversy last month when he claimed that strategies to tackle climate change were causing public disengagement and division and were “doomed to fail.” ...

Many doctors experience distressing inappropriate behaviour from colleagues, including unwelcome sexual comments and advances. Tom Moberly hears advice on how to tackle such behaviour Chelcie Jewitt, ...

Reform UK was the largest winning political party in England’s recent council elections and is now set to dominate local government in parts of the country. Adrian O’Dowd looks at how this may affect ...

Sunil Pandya was born and spent almost his entire life in Bombay (now Mumbai). He joined Grant Medical College in 1957, graduating in 1961. He then gained a masters in general surgery and trained in ...

John was born in London, then moved to Sheffield and North Wales, where he attended Penygroes Secondary School. He qualified from St Andrew’s in 1947 and undertook his pre-registration year at the ...

The Gates Foundation is set to close a decade earlier than anticipated as its founder, Bill Gates, accelerates funding in the hope of speeding up the eradication of poverty and disease. Almost the ...

Alice Giucca describes how her experience on a postnatal ward showed a system in collapse As I watch my newborn daughter sleep in one of her three hour stretches of peaceful bliss, I do what I have ...

At a recent conference in London patients gave an insight into their thoughts on use of AI in the NHS Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s rapidly becoming a part of our ...

UK regulators must produce clear guidelines for the prescribing and monitoring of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for weight loss, particularly when treatment is initiated online, GP ...

People who were vaccinated against herpes zoster were 26% less likely to die from heart disease or have a stroke, heart attack, or heart failure compared with people who hadn’t been vaccinated, ...

AI therapy apps are increasingly being offered to patients needing mental health support as services struggle to keep up with demand. Alexander Mafi explores the advantages and possible pitfalls of ...