To tackle preventable illness caused by consuming harmful products we need policies that reduce their availability, affordability, and visibility, writes Alice Wiseman In addition to clever marketing ...

Social media has emerged as a powerful tool for medical students in India, enabling them to challenge entrenched norms, advocate for inclusivity, and demand accountability. Christianez Ratna Kiruba ...

The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services by a vote of 14-13 on 4 February. The full Senate will vote on his ...

A new global evidence review on leadership outcomes bolsters advocacy for gender equality in the current context of backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, writes Jocalyn ...

Four fifths of the money spent in the UK on healthcare in people’s last year of life goes on hospital care, an analysis has found, underlining the urgent need to overhaul palliative care services and ...

Despite major advances in artificial intelligence (AI) research for healthcare, the deployment and adoption of AI technologies remain limited in clinical practice. This paper describes the FUTURE-AI ...

The adage “health is wealth” applies to the country and to individuals. While politicians debate conventional economic growth, it’s evident that the increasing impact of population ill health will be ...

Peter Fenwick and Caspar Throughout his career, neuropsychiatrist Peter Fenwick sought explanations for human experiences and consciousness that went beyond conventional models of brain function. He ...

What’s your view of herd immunity?” someone non-medical asked me at a party recently. “How long have you got?” I replied. It’s my way of avoiding an argument when I sense that somebody wants to ...

Jill Van der Knaap (née Close) was born in London in 1943. Despite coming from a family with no medical background, modest means, and negligible influence, she made it to the London Hospital Medical ...

Introduction The documented benefits of gender parity in leadership are emerging—women leaders have been shown to have a ...

Background Primary prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) conventionally rely on 10-year risk estimates of ...