Sue Fletcher-Watson describes the pressures of constant monitoring in a pregnancy deemed high risk Earlier this year I gave birth to a bouncing baby girl, an 8 lb 4 oz bundle of joy. The euphoric ...

In December it emerged that the medical apprenticeship programme had been paused—a move that has implications for the institutions spearheading courses and for the future of medical education more ...

Dawn P Richards challenges some of the common objections to patient engagement in research I have been in a lot of spaces over the years where people were not convinced about patient engagement in ...

Eric was born in Dundee, first son to William and Annie Mackay and one of eight children. He was brought up in the city, attending Morgan Academy. At the tail end of the second world war Eric trained ...

Sanath graduated in 1997 and obtained a diploma in orthopaedics in 1999 from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, India. He trained and worked at St John’s Medical College, Bangaluru, from ...

Eating disorder services have become worse rather than better over the past few years, MPs have said in a report that says some trusts are discharging patients with a body mass index (BMI) of less ...

The rise of anti-DEI legislation and rhetoric threatens representation in the medical workforce and patient outcomes, says Naeema Hopkins-Kotb I still remember receiving my first letter from Harvard ...

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 ...

It is right to highlight that NHS staff felt the “strain and trauma” of caring for patients with covid-19.1 Although the risks of this viral infection have lessened, it is still a hazard for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...