Consuming an extra 300 mg of calcium a day, roughly the amount in a large glass of milk, could be linked to a decreased risk of bowel cancer, a large study has found.1 Researchers from Oxford ...

A Nottinghamshire general practice has announced that it will stop providing hormone treatment for adult transgender patients, partly owing to a lack of funding, throwing the issue of commissioning ...

The latest revision of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki on ethical principles for medical research involving human participants is likely to be viewed as its most significant ...

Ruth White was a woman of many passions; from antique textiles to singing opera to Aston Villa Football Club she threw herself into everything she committed to. This also translated into her ...

Most of us have favourite questions that we like to ask when consulting with patients or that we’re fond of teaching to medical students and resident doctors. One popular question many GPs teach their ...

Ruth Herman shares her experience of Parkinson’s disease and how health professionals can best support patients through the progression Just over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

The covid-19 pandemic was associated with an unprecedented increase in alcohol consumption and associated morbidity, including hospitalizations for alcohol withdrawal. Clinicians based in hospitals ...

This piece comes with a trigger warning. We used to avoid talking about cancer, menopause, periods, or other stigmatised topics—adding to feelings of shame and limiting our understanding. This remains ...

George Delfas was born in Athens and qualified at the top of his class in medicine at the University of Athens. After two years of national service, largely with the Greek delegation to NATO in Izmir, ...

Meena was born in Mantuvi, a tiny island off the east coast of Sri Lanka, in 1930, the youngest of four children. She was delivered by her father, a doctor, whom she revered and adored. In 1946 she ...

A major expansion of the private sector’s role in providing elective NHS care in England risks diverting finite staff and resources from elsewhere in the service, experts have warned. As part of a ...

The union representing physician associates (PAs) is supporting legal action by scores of members who lost their jobs after the BMA and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) published ...