China’s central government has intervened after hundreds of cases of lead poisoning at a private nursery in the country’s impoverished north west, days after local officials blamed industrial paint ...

A new once daily triple drug treatment for cystic fibrosis is set to be “immediately funded” by NHS England following recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).1 ...

Gillian Leng has acknowledged that her “pragmatic” solution to the PA matter “won’t be universally popular.” Jacqui Wise summarises the reactions from medical leaders The BMA has criticised Gillian ...

The “appalling” sexual abuse of dead bodies in NHS hospital mortuaries by a necrophiliac killer could happen again unless the sector is regulated by law, an independent inquiry has concluded.1 David ...

A doctor who crossed double white lines to overtake a heavy goods vehicle and killed a motorcyclist travelling in the opposing lane has been jailed for three years for causing death by dangerous ...

Science reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Jay Bhattacharya, dismissed all members of the agency’s top external advisory body, the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) ...

The discussion around competition for medical specialty training posts is important.1 As a core psychiatry trainee, I acknowledge the vital role of international medical graduates in the NHS, but I ...

That’s been the concern—which is why, for the past four decades, the UK has prohibited football supporters from drinking in the stands. But in Scotland at least, the ban is being lifted as part of a ...

The tabling of a private member’s bill in the UK parliament that would make cousin marriage illegal has raised the issue in public discourse. Richard Holden, the MP who introduced the bill, said that ...

Public health efforts should prioritise education and awareness rather than a blanket ban, writes John Wright Consanguineous marriage, particularly among first cousins, is in the news again after a ...

Doctors’ discontent with the training system is multifaceted and deep, says Nikki Nabavi Every year, thousands of doctors enter a high stakes game of musical chairs, competing for a shrinking pool of ...

Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ...