A police civic volunteer accused of raping and murdering a female junior doctor at the hospital where she worked has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Indian court. The doctor’s murder last ...

Donald Trump declared two national emergencies and issued a spate of executive orders as he was sworn in as US president for the second time on 20 January. At his inauguration Trump immediately ...

A legal challenge to a refusal by the UK General Medical Council to draw up guidance on safe and lawful practice for physician associates and anaesthesia associates is to be heard in the High Court ...

The new NHS hospital buildings promised by former prime minister Boris Johnson will not be completed until at least a decade after the original deadline, the government has announced.1 The promise of ...

What you need to know A 45 year old man presents to his general practitioner with a three month history of hoarse voice. The onset was over a short time and was predated by five days of coryzal ...

Dean’s profile of consultant cardiologist Rob Egdell is interesting and insightful.1 Unfortunately, it truly highlights how far training has fallen. Egdell acknowledges that the rotational nature of ...

In a major blow to global health, the US administration has announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization. Kent Buse and colleagues propose urgent actions for the international ...

Rates of cancer are now rising in Americans under 50, and particularly among women, a report from the American Cancer Society has said.12 While overall cancer mortality in the US continues to decline, ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported a new case of clade Ib mpox in England, the sixth case since October. The patient, who is under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS ...

As a GP, patient care and integrity were the crucial attributes of Judith’s practice. She had a long track record of partnership roles, with a strong focus on the patient experience, probity, and ...

Increasing numbers of doctors are struggling at work, while the support available to them is at risk. Emma Wilkinson investigates When Anne Noble, a GP in Sheffield, contacted NHS Practitioner Health ...

The new plan to improve NHS elective care includes creating and expanding surgical hubs.1 As a surgeon, I feel conflicted. It’s positive if patients with treatable conditions can move forward from the ...