In an inauspicious beginning to one of the biggest weeks in the NHS’s history, England’s Department of Health and Social Care press released its NHS 10 year plan without providing an embargoed copy of ...

US federal and state authorities have charged 324 people with healthcare fraud offences, seized $245m (£180m; €208m) in cash and assets, and broken up criminal networks that collectively billed ...

After qualifying from Guy’s Hospital, London, and completing her GP vocational training in Aberystwyth, Helen Herbert joined her father’s practice in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, in 1984. She led the ...

The government has unveiled its 10 year plan to transform the NHS in England, underpinned by housing more services under one roof in community settings to relieve pressure on hospitals, boosting use ...

After qualification Brian held various posts at Leeds General Infirmary and Halifax General Hospital before moving to Ripponden, West Yorkshire, and joining Neil Hamlin in a two man general practice.

The technology giant Microsoft is claiming it has developed an artificial intelligence system that can solve complex diagnostic challenges better than most doctors. The company said its initial ...

Recent developments that have caused concern include removing all members of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines and replacing them ...

Yuen and colleagues present UK data on the temporal association between gabapentinoid use and self-harm.1 Extrapolating these findings to the African population requires a pragmatic approach owing to ...

We need high quality data to analyse outcomes Evidence suggests ethnic inequalities in cancer outcomes among children in the UK. A study of children with cancer between 1981 and 1996 showed no ...

Safety concerns have been raised about doses of the sleep-wake hormone melatonin in over-the-counter supplements that are often marketed to parents as gummies that they can give to their children.1 A ...

The rollout of Martha’s rule in England is having a “significant impact,” NHS leaders have said, after updated figures were published from the first six months of the scheme. Data from 143 hospitals ...

For nearly 20 months, since October 2023, Palestinians in Gaza have endured a relentless campaign of annihilation. The statistics alone defy comprehension: over 56 000 people killed—one third of them ...