State, formerly known as Reform, has recently published a report titled “Hospital of the future. Ending the patient gridlock.” Its most striking recommendation is that, in order to improve the flow of ...

Unregistered sonographers working in baby scan clinics on the UK’s high streets are sometimes giving poor or potentially dangerous advice to pregnant women, the Society of Radiographers has warned.1 ...

The number of requests for an online consultation submitted to general practices in England rose by almost 50% in the past year, official figures show. Data released by NHS England on 30 October show ...

Five children with thalassaemia have tested HIV positive after blood transfusion at a government hospital in the state of Jharkhand, east India. The state government has suspended three officials and ...

Writing from the US amid a government shutdown, Lucinda Hiam asks why the world’s most expensive health system still fails to deliver fair and universal access to care The Trump administration’s ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £2.7m in funding to put air purifiers in classrooms as part of ongoing plans to reduce the effects of pollution in the city. At least 200 schools across the ...

With Brazil set to host COP30, The BMJ talks to doctors who are working to help the communities worst affected by the climate crisis For Brazilian doctor Érika Pellegrino the covid-19 pandemic was a ...

What is the chemtrail conspiracy? This widely debunked conspiracy theory has some people believing that “‘chemtrails”—visible clouds of vapour left in the sky by aircraft—contain poisonous chemicals ...

NHS could pioneer on collaborative, innovative approaches Healthcare systems that develop and implement national cancer plans deliver better outcomes for patients than those with none.1 A successful ...

In January 2025, within 24 hours of beginning his second term as US President, Donald Trump launched an unprecedented dismantling of US climate policies. He withdrew the United States from the Paris ...

A long criticised study on antidepressant use in adolescents has been flagged with an “expression of concern” by a leading ...

Mention China to a medical journal editor, and their mind will leap to studies on irrelevant research questions drawn from ...