Mark Bellis and colleagues argue health professionals must do more to counterbalance the arms industry’s influence on ...

As governments worldwide increase defence spending and arms company revenues climb, we urgently need to examine how the arms industry (and not just its products) influences health, argue Mark Bellis ...

A baby in the UK whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough has died from the disease. The infant died between March and June this year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. It is ...

A pragmatic response is to train local residents to acquire essential medical skills so they can provide sustained care for their communities. Specifically, the program targets young residents who are ...

Switching from aspirin to clopidogrel could reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death by an extra 14% in ...

Given that smoking is such an important and modifiable risk factor, it is therefore surprising to find no mention of it in a State of the Art article that includes 250 references (3). Smoking ...

Salisbury says that the NHS 10 year plan lacks details on implementation and raises concerns that general practitioners will leave the NHS, that continuity of patient care is fragmented, and that an ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools don’t currently save time for most radiologists and can risk overdiagnosis, warns the ...

Across the world, schools are banning smartphones. Chris Stokel-Walker investigates what evidence exists for and against such restrictions There are certain health maxims we know and trust, that have ...

I agree with Gautam and Johnson that retention is key to the NHS 10-year plan being successful. They mention factors such as burnout, moral injury, and a lack of voice in system reform contributing to ...

A quarter of NHS mental health inpatient beds are now outsourced to the independent sector, showing how reliant the health ...

Susan Monarez, the new director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was forced out on 27 August in a ...