New rules that force general practices in England to accept online queries from patients during core working hours are already risking harm to patients and increasing GPs’ workload and stress, a ...

More strikes by resident doctors could take place, with the BMA already considering further industrial action next month. The union, which called a five day strike between 14 and 19 November,1 said it ...

Patients over 16 years with suspected sepsis should get smaller amounts of intravenous fluid initially and then have regular reassessments to tailor treatment, updated guidelines recommend.1 At least ...

A major UK study to track the long term health of young people attending the NHS’s gender incongruence service has started recruiting participants. The Puberty Suppression and Transitional Healthcare ...

Changing the approach to recurrent symptom presentation Jess Brady died at the age of 27 in December 2020 after 20 appointments with her general practice to evaluate her symptoms. She eventually had ...

The NHS sits seventh on the list of the world’s largest employers, rubbing shoulders with the armies of China, India, and the US, as well as mega-corporations.1 It’s also part of the “gig economy.” ...

Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, the World Health Organization has warned, as it urges nations to do more to combat its spread. While most gonorrhoea infections can be ...

A man in his 40s with a background of chronic scrotal eczema presented with a four day history of painful scrotal rash and fever (37.8°C), after heterosexual contact with a casual partner using a ...

Although advances in perinatal care have vastly improved survival rates for children born at less than 32 weeks gestational age, a systematic review finds that these children remain at high risk of ...

A man in his 50s was referred to the dermatology clinic from the plastic surgery clinic with a two year history of a right sided nasal lesion. The lesion started as a papule that enlarged slowly and ...

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research People with diabetes who have a minor acute ischaemic stroke are at high risk of having another stroke within three months. A small open label trial set in China ...

At the 77th World Health Assembly in 2024 governments made a unanimous and unprecedented commitment to put patients, people and communities with lived experience, and healthcare workers at the heart ...