Maternity and neonatal care services are badly in need of an overhaul at national level to improve safety locally, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has warned in a review. The ...

More than 5000 doctors have signed petitions calling on their royal colleges to be more vocal on the situation in Gaza and to work together to advocate for a ceasefire and the protection of health ...

Doctors could soon be offering sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors as a first line treatment option for all patients with diabetes, not just those with heart disease.1 The change has ...

Experts are concerned by claims—including possible future treatments for autism and diabetes—made about the value of banking baby teeth. Emma Wilkinson reports Video 1 Journalist Emma Wilkinson joins ...

Individuals should be held to account for environmental damage In May 2025, Scotland joined a growing global movement by introducing a bill to criminalise “ecocide.”1 Twelve countries have already ...

Symptoms should be prioritised ahead of testing A societal transformation of attitudes and beliefs surrounding menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has outpaced provider education, leaving primary care ...

Reflective, imaginative, and empathetic Zaynah Khan, 22, medical student at King’s College London became The BMJ editorial scholar in August 2025. She recently completed an intercalated BSc in ...

The renewed focus on moving “care into the community” in the NHS 10 year health plan will seem like déjà vu to many in healthcare.1 But it provides an opportunity for NHS policy makers to review ...

The UK list price of the weight loss drug could nearly triple, but which patients will bear the brunt of the internationally “aligned” cost? Kate Bowie reports In May the Trump administration demanded ...

The arguments made by Smith and colleagues are unusually good and balanced by the standards of most commentary on NHS manager regulation.1 But the headline—stating that regulation is just the ...

Simple, no cost, and effective In 1881, Robert Bowles reported in The BMJ the beneficial effects of positioning patients on their side (left or right) rather than supine to relieve stertorous ...

I’ve just returned to work after a few weeks away getting a hip replacement. I’m lucky to return to a job that I love. I’ve taken time out of work in the past, and each period away has been different, ...