In 2024 the US environment agency banned most uses of a solvent that has been widely used for a century. Indira Subramanian explains why, and why the ban might not be enough to halt rising cases of ...

A doctor who was chief executive of the NHS trust that employed the nurse Lucy Letby is expected to be awarded a seven figure sum in compensation after an employment tribunal ruled that she was forced ...

A referral is statistically more likely, so work must continue to improve things, Abi Rimmer hears Udvitha Nandasoma, MDU head of advisory services, says, “The General Medical Council’s State of ...

Schizophrenia is perhaps the human condition,” wrote Tim Crow in 2000.1 Crow had been researching schizophrenia for most of his psychiatric career but the origins of this most complex condition had ...

The government has named former NHS doctor Penny Dash as its preferred candidate to take on the post of chair of NHS England. Dash is currently the chair of the NHS North West London Integrated Care ...

Ongoing research is critical to identify potential risks of new formulations, write Amani Meaidi and Harman Yonis Hormonal contraception has been a fundamental aspect of reproductive health for ...

People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change ...

Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

The use of tobacco industry tactics by the gambling and other health harming industries means governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm, argue May van Schalkwyk and colleagues When an ...

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined £1.6m plus costs for failings relating to the deaths of three babies who died in its care shortly after their birth. The trust had pleaded ...

The World Health Organization wants to tackle inequity and bureaucracy relating to clinical trials. Will its latest guidance make a difference? Anna Volkmer reports During the covid-19 pandemic the UK ...

All alcoholic beverages should carry prominent health warning labels to highlight the heightened risk of cancer from drinking, the World Health Organization has advised. A report from WHO Europe1 ...