A House of Lords committee has called on the government and NHS England to act to reduce preterm births and provide greater support for the parents of babies born before 37 weeks. The Preterm Birth ...

Benjamin Goodair and colleagues argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back Adult social care in England is in crisis.

Nichols and colleagues describe the use of reusable devices for applying cold sensation when assessing regional anaesthesia.1 I find the concept of these reusable devices commendable, but perhaps ...

The devastating power and impact of the flash floods that swept through eastern Spain from 29 October is captured in this image from the city of Valencia. More than 200 people … ...

NHS staff felt the “strain and the trauma” of having to look after patients with covid-19 whose close family and relatives could not be there to offer support, NHS England’s national medical director ...

At one of my first meetings as an elected council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, we approved a report called Access All Ages . It encouraged less ageist thinking and bias among ...

The spread of misinformation and disinformation about climate change and health is of great concern to society.1 The healthcare community must engage in climate change education with at least as ...

An employment judge has cleared the way for Farah Jameel, a former chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee for England (GPCE), to go ahead with claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal ...

Varenicline, a daily pill that reduces cravings for nicotine and helps with withdrawal symptoms, will now be offered to tens of thousands of people who smoke in England, NHS England chief executive ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that all women with suspected endometriosis be offered an early transvaginal ultrasound scan, even if the pelvic or ...

Donald Trump is the new US president after an ill tempered campaign that saw abortion dominate on the Democratic side but healthcare a minor part of the overall election discourse. Joanne Silberner ...

What you need to know James is a 16 year old boy who lives in a residential (children’s) home. Over the past two months, he has regularly gone missing, returning with new clothes and a new smartphone ...