An estimated £14bn in training costs was saved by the NHS hiring overseas trained staff, a report has calculated, but MPs warn that the UK is failing to secure enough homegrown talent and to ...

Unemployed people are far more likely to stop perceiving themselves as healthy over a decade, an analysis suggests.1 The Health Foundation thinktank compared data from the 2011 and 2021 censuses, ...

Public health leadership rooted in equity and rights is needed to avoid future outbreaks, writes Ben Ramalingam The recent measles outbreaks across the UK, US, and Europe are more than a series of ...

Two young people have died and 11 others are seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of invasive meningococcal meningitis in Kent, England.1 The two who died have been confirmed as a student at ...

A pivotal Lancet case report suggesting that codeine given to breastfeeding mothers could trigger opioid overdoses in babies is facing demands for investigation. The 2006 report came under scrutiny ...

GP partner Amal Paul talks to  Kathy Oxtoby  about the twists and turns of his medical career For Amal Paul, a GP partner in Leeds, one of the most rewarding aspects of being a general practitioner is ...

Anxiety disorders affect a large portion of the population. While standard treatments show efficacy, rates of treatment non-response and relapse highlight the need to augment existing treatments or ...

Unexpected chilblains, unusual rashes, and flareups of existing conditions— Katharine Lang asks experts how the skin can react to covid infection “Covid toes”—swollen and itchy red or purple toes, or ...

Research suggests the drugs have potential for prevention and harm reduction in substance use disorders, writes Ziyad Al-Aly People taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists often ...

Danielle Griffiths and colleagues argue that the rise in invasive cosmetic procedures demands tighter regulation, better consumer protection, and greater awareness In 2024, Alice Webb died after a non ...

A second regulator has joined efforts to overturn a decision that cleared a British-Palestinian plastic surgeon of supporting terrorism and the proscribed organisation Hamas.1 The Professional ...

Not quite. The UK government wants to enhance manufacturing of pharmaceuticals while in orbit around the Earth. Its new initiative aims to set out a clearer route to bringing drugs manufactured in ...