Health
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Health BMA Leader Challenges Government Claims on Junior Doctor Pay Deals
The chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee tells The BMJ that junior doctors still face no pay or career progression despite Labour’s…
17 April 2026 -
Health Medical Research Bias Warning: Protocol Changes Risk Patient Safety in Clinical Trials
Subtitle BMJ warns that mid-trial protocol changes in non-inferiority studies can inflate false claims that new treatments work as well as…
17 April 2026 -
Health BMA Leader Outlines Resident Doctors’ Strike Demands in Key Interview
Jack Fletcher discusses ongoing pay disputes and potential further industrial action as NHS faces winter pressures. Resident doctors across…
17 April 2026 -
Health BMJ Investigation Raises Questions Over £60,000 MS Drug Safety for Women
A new investigation reveals US regulators had concerns about Ocrevus effectiveness in women with primary progressive multiple sclerosis…
17 April 2026 -
Health Government launches renewed Women’s Health Strategy to tackle medical misogyny
Health Secretary Wes Streeting commits to ending outdated practices and improving healthcare access for women across England through…
16 April 2026 -
Health Major Alzheimer’s Drug Review Finds No Meaningful Benefits for Patients
Independent Cochrane analysis of 17 trials concludes anti-amyloid drugs fail to deliver clinically meaningful improvements while increasing…
16 April 2026 -
Health BMJ Analysis Questions Evidence Behind England’s 10 Year Health Plan Productivity Claims
A new analysis argues the government’s flagship NHS transformation strategy relies on weakly supported assumptions about rapid productivity…
16 April 2026 -
Health Analysis Identifies Top Strategies to Boost Vaccine Uptake Including Community Involvement and Incentives
International evidence highlights extending vaccination access, community-led communication, and financial incentives as highly effective…
16 April 2026 -
Health US Study Shows Buprenorphine May Reduce Neurodevelopmental Risks for Children of Mothers with Opioid Addiction
Large American research suggests pregnant women with opioid use disorder may see better long-term outcomes for their children when treated…
16 April 2026 -
Health Healthcare Professionals Urged to Value Patients’ Reports of Small Symptom Changes
Healthcare Professionals Urged to Value Patients’ Reports of Small Symptom Changes Subtitle Healthcare experts emphasise how dismissing…
16 April 2026 -
Health First Female RCSEd President Calls for Reduced On-Call Duties to Reform Doctor Training
Clare McNaught advocates overhauling resident schedules amid unsustainable competition for surgical posts across the NHS. The medical…
15 April 2026 -
Health Government Report Warns Ecosystem Collapse Could Threaten UK Food Security and Health
A landmark Defra assessment identifies global biodiversity loss as a high threat to national security, with potential impacts on food…
15 April 2026