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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 concerning patient outcomes reported in Moscelli and colleagues’ study on nurse and doctor turnover1 underscore the critical problems with the training and retention of doctors in the NHS. The ...

Raymund was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers in Belfast and entered Queen’s University Belfast to study medicine when he was 17, qualifying in 1954. He worked as a rotating house officer at ...

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 ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), used to treat diabetes and for weight loss, may be linked with a reduced risk of substance use and neurocognitive disorders, a US study in people ...

Children are facing the consequences of the conflict in Gaza. Ulrike Julia Wendt explains the IRC’s role in supporting children and families, and delivering life saving aid and essential services The ...