Health
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Health Seeing the Person, Not Just the Patient Record
A piece in the BMJ argues that medical notes can describe a patient’s condition but can never capture what it actually feels like to be…
23 September 2026 -
Health Three Long Covid Trials Offer Hope as New Research Findings Emerge
Two out of three recent randomised trials for long Covid have shown promising results, according to a new blog post published by the New…
23 September 2026 - Health
NHS-Galleri Blood Test Trial Finds No Significant Reduction in Late-Stage Cancer Diagnoses
A large-scale NHS trial of a blood test designed to catch multiple cancers early found that it did not much cut the number of late-stage…
23 September 2026 -
Health New Drug Trial Shows Promise for Lupus Patients
The New England Journal of Medicine has published findings from the ALLEGORY trial, examining whether adding obinutuzumab to standard…
22 September 2026 -
Health Martha’s Rule to Cover All England Emergency Departments
The patient safety initiative that lets families demand an urgent medical review is being extended to every emergency department in England…
22 September 2026 - Health
Medical Journal Calls for Clinical Images Linking Climate Change to Human Health
The New England Journal of Medicine is inviting doctors and clinicians to submit clinical photographs for its second annual Climate Change…
22 September 2026 -
Health NHS launches first urgent plan to reverse sharp fall in organ donation
NHS Blood and Transplant has described the current situation as “one of the most challenging periods for organ donation in over a decade”…
22 September 2026 -
Health Sodium Bicarbonate Did Not Reduce Kidney Risk in ICU Patients, Trial Finds
A major clinical trial published by the New England Journal of Medicine has found that sodium bicarbonate offers no advantage over a…
21 September 2026 -
Health Bowel Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy or Stool Test?
The New England Journal of Medicine is asking doctors worldwide to weigh in on which bowel cancer screening method they would recommend for…
21 September 2026 -
Health Drug Trial Finds Blinatumomab May Replace Chemotherapy in Children with Blood Cancer
A major phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that blinatumomab, a targeted cancer drug, could…
21 September 2026 -
Health AI Bias in Healthcare: What One Doctor’s Work Means for Patient Safety
A Mayo Clinic physician is leading efforts to build artificial intelligence tools that are fair, transparent, and safe for use in everyday…
20 September 2026 -
Health HIV Progress in the US is Stalling, Says New Medical Journal Piece
A doctor writing in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that government attacks and fear are undermining decades of progress against…
20 September 2026