Dear Editor, I agree that the real issue here is the number of “bums on seats”, or lack of, with an increasing number of medical school graduates, increased international recruitment, and a lack of ...

Orthopaedics has recently been stunned by a sudden shortage of bone cement.123 As this is the surgical specialty with the largest waiting list,4 concerns were raised about whether the shortage would ...

In her time as a BMJ editor Tessa Richards brought patients from the outside to the heart of the journal. She achieved this through indomitability and finding a way even when there seemed to be none.

A single daily pill combining two HIV medicines, bictegravir and lenacapavir, could help some patients simplify their treatment regimens, researchers say. While most people with HIV now take a single ...

Ministers have set out a series of headline grabbing promises in the new GP contract for England, but how credible are the commitments? Adrian O’Dowd reports The GP contract for 2026-271 includes a ...

Santos Paulo’s article on social media influencers rightly focuses on influencer bias but misses the core paradox: the very rigour of evidence based medicine (EBM) creates a fundamental communication ...

With the UK’s ageing water infrastructure creaking, Emma Wilkinson examines whether we are at risk of losing a cornerstone of public health In January, as many as 30 000 households across Kent and ...

Anti-gender movements are undermining women’s health policies, write Michelle Fernandez and Bárbara Maia Over the past two decades, democratic backsliding and rising conservative forces have ...

Evidence on improving outcomes exists but gaps remain in implementation Hypertension affects more than 1.4 billion people worldwide, yet fewer than one in five have adequate blood pressure control.

Cuba’s is struggling to keep its hospitals open as the island faces regular blackouts and acute fuel shortages amid US measures aimed at restricting oil supplies to the country. It comes just months ...

Objective To assess whether post-authorisation studies registered with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adhere to legislation and recommendations to publicly post study protocols and results.

Theresa S Betancourt and colleagues argue that implementation and systems strengthening are urgently needed to integrate mental health and psychosocial support interventions across health, education, ...