GPs fear that a cornerstone of the 10 year plan for the NHS could put the GP partnership model at risk, the BMA has said. The union said that family doctors were also disappointed that the government ...

When I initially planned what my theme for this issue would be, I reflected on the reasons I wanted to become a doctor in the first place. At the forefront of my mind were my experiences growing up in ...

A six year study tracking the long term health of over 3000 young people attending the NHS service for gender incongruence will begin recruitment shortly.1 The Puberty Suppression and Transitional ...

The announcement of the UK rollout of the meningitis vaccine 4CMenB against gonorrhoea to those at high risk, focused on men who have sex with men (MSM), makes the use of vaccines against gonorrhoea ...

I welcome the government’s commitment to expanding urgent care provision in community settings.1 This approach has the potential to ease pressure on emergency departments and enable ambulance services ...

The US Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 29 July, with all Republicans voting in favour and all Democrats voting against her ...

Doctors and aid workers are watching helplessly as Palestinian children die of starvation and treatable injuries, as the malnutrition crisis in Gaza reaches catastrophic levels. Harrowing images ...

Four universities have suspended or closed their physician associate (PA) programmes in the wake of the Gillian Leng’s review of medical associates and dwindling “opportunities” for students, The BMJ ...

This year is unleashing a series of devastating blows to women’s health worldwide. Cuts to foreign aid.1 Denial of abortion access and reproductive autonomy (doi:10.1136/bmj.r459).2 Targeted attacks ...