Good health for its own sake

For too long, societies around the world have tended to see money that is spent on healthcare as […]

Crossing the ring: New method enables C-H activation across saturated carbocycles

Chemists add another powerful tool to their ‘molecular editing’ toolkit for crafting pharmaceuticals and other valuable compounds.

Race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate equation in kidney transplant recipients: development and validation study

AbstractObjectiveTo compare the performance of a newly developed race-free kidney recipient specific glomerular filtration rate (GFR) equation with […]

Doctors raise concerns about possible discriminatory action against trainee who was suspended after patient complaint

A decision to suspend a junior doctor from the medical register for falsely recording that she had carried […]

Safeguarding NICE from patient groups’ conflicts of interest

Since its creation, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has committed to including patient and […]

NICE recommends oral treatment for preventing episodic migraine

The first oral treatment for the prevention of migraines has been recommended by the National Institute for Health […]

Gambling: RCGP is criticised for holding conference with organisation dependent on industry funding

Doctors have criticised the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) for holding a conference about gambling harms in […]

Covid-19: WHO treaty on future pandemics is being watered down, warn health leaders

The World Health Organization’s new pandemic preparedness treaty is being watered down and stripped of the key stipulations […]

Comparing death rates in the pandemic: hundreds of millions could be disabled by covid

Islam and Djanov’s use of the past tense to refer to the pandemic is unfortunate.1 The World Health […]

Lost your identity at medical school? Try doing something different

Being a medical student can feel really isolating. You’re passed from team to team like an unwanted birthday […]