The United Nations has called for “justice and answers” after the bodies of eight Palestinian medics, six first responders, and one UN staff member—still in their uniforms and gloves—were recovered ...

Healthcare services, patients, and families can work better together to improve care transitions, writes Helen Cowan My husband lives with a spinal cord injury. Hospital admission can be traumatic ...

Tony Frais found himself unprepared for the diagnosis of severe depression, and for the challenge of trying different treatments Waking in the middle of a dream, I felt a palpable click in my brain.

The latest major reorganisation of the NHS’s government departments and central agencies1 begs the hypothetical question of which functions can best or only be served by central bodies operating at ...

I spend a lot of time teaching communication skills, although I prefer to call them interactional skills, which suggests more of a two way street. Much of what I cover relates to speaking and ...

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care has hit a record low, with overall satisfaction falling for the fifth consecutive year, an analysis has shown. The latest British Social Attitudes ...

Roger was born in Bournemouth and took a gap year—travelling across Africa alone and meeting his parents in the Middle East where they were on holiday—before going to Cambridge. After qualifying from ...

Christian Ip-Yam was born in Mauritius, the eldest of four sons. He attended Royal College Port Louis, a prestigious state grammar school in the island’s capital. Being academically gifted and ...

The death toll continues to rise in central Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit South East Asia on 28 March. Over 2700 people have died so far, with another 4521 injured and 441 reported ...

The supply chains that deliver drugs to patients around the world are surprisingly brittle. Donald Trump’s trade war—with both allies and rivals—could break them. Flynn Murphy reports When hurricane ...

The World Health Organization will slash its budget for 2026-27 by more than a fifth after the US withdrew, and other nations reduced, its funding. WHO plans to cut back the scale of its projects and ...

We have a capacity problem in general practice. There are too few GPs, either as partners or employed, for the number of patients who need looking after. This is despite there being GPs unable to find ...