The collapse of global ecosystems poses a high risk to the UK’s national security and prosperity, government intelligence leaders have warned. A new report, Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem ...

The growing distinction between service and training erodes trainees’ sense of meaning and enjoyment of work Like the NHS itself, postgraduate medical education in England seems to be in a perpetual ...

The fate of a controversial US funded trial of a neonatal hepatitis B vaccine remains unclear, with different authorities claiming it is cancelled, suspended, or going ahead. The study aimed to look ...

A spate of recalls of infant formula over fears that batches may have been contaminated with the toxin cereulide has led experts to call for tighter safety checks in the industry. Over the weekend the ...

There are many ways doctors can get involved in research, from assisting with small projects to becoming a clinical academic. Elisabeth Mahase asks the experts where doctors should start “Start by ...

Colombia’s bungled reforms show why healthcare systems must be shielded from politics. Luke Taylor reports It started with delays. Patients queued for hours outside pharmacies from dawn and routine ...

General practice consultations are getting more complicated.1 In the 40 plus years since I qualified, medicine has changed considerably. Many patients who previously would have died, now survive—those ...

Vaccine success leads to complacency, so we must get better at publicising wins and countering disinformation, UK senior ...

Foundation doctor Debbie Adekanmbi tells Erin Dean how her brother’s death led her to medicine and now shapes her teaching ...

The UK government has launched a consultation on banning under 16s from using social media, to protect them from harm.

China’s non-monetary reward model may show promise > “Science, and the generosity of a blood products donation saved my life.

Jen Higgs describes her experience of delirium and how healthcare professionals can advocate for patients unable to speak up ...