Ebola: 15 dead in new DRC outbreak, WHO confirms

At least 15 people including four healthcare workers have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the […]

Florida moves to be the first US state to end vaccine mandates

The state of Florida intends to end all mandates requiring vaccines for children and adults, Governor Ron DeSantis […]

Mounjaro: Less than half of England has NHS access to jab months after roll-out, distressing patients and GPs

Less than half of England has access to tirzepatide (Mounjaro) through general practices, despite the NHS roll-out of […]

Adults with a learning disability are dying 20 years earlier than the general population, audit finds

Rates of avoidable death among people with a learning disability are almost twice as high as the general […]

Martha’s rule is rolled out to all hospitals in England

Martha’s rule—a scheme allowing patients and families to get an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about […]

Kennedy is wrong: we must praise experts not bury them

Do we need experts? You might think that we don’t, that experts are troublesome or even dangerous. You […]

One billion people have mental health conditions, WHO says

Almost 1.1 billion people have mental health conditions, and global efforts to treat them are “insufficient and inadequate,” […]

Rupert James Courtenay-Evans

bmj;390/sep03_10/r1846/FAF1faRupert Courtenay-Evans was born in Kensington, London, in 1938 and was educated at the Hall prep school in […]

AI brain scans can triple stroke recovery rates, NHS analysis finds

Using artificial intelligence (AI) software to interpret brain scans could triple stroke recovery rates by diagnosing patients faster, […]

John Davis: academic and paediatrician who helped revolutionise understanding of newborn babies

bmj;390/sep04_4/r1761/FAF1fa“The most scholarly and imaginative paediatrician of his generation” was how paediatrician Peter Tizard described John Davis.Davis made […]