Coded general practice data about patients in England will soon be able to be shared with approved research groups, the government has announced. Researchers have called it a “momentous step” that ...

Satish Chander Chib was a dedicated GP in South Yorkshire for over 40 years. Born in Gujranwala, India (now Pakistan), he moved with his family to Delhi during partition in 1947. He was an ...

Murid was born in Kenya and joined Leeds Medical School in 1967 to achieve his lifelong ambition of becoming a surgeon. After qualification he trained in Westminster and Southend before joining Guy’s ...

Peter was born in Sutton, Surrey, where he spent his early childhood. At the onset of the second world war he was evacuated to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He completed his schooling at Epsom College ...

Breast cancer cases among US women rose every year from 2012 to 2021, especially among women under 50. The number of deaths has, however, dropped by about 10% in the past decade, according to two ...

Forty fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London have called for the chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to correct her assertion that there is a lack of evidence for medical ...

Without an immediate, permanent ceasefire and unrestricted aid, people in Gaza will continue to get ill and die from infectious diseases, writes Sameer Sah The multi-pronged public health and ...

Promoting behaviour change among colleagues can be difficult, but there are ways to bring people on side, Abi Rimmer hears Samantha Holmes, former BMJ sustainability fellow, says, “Attempting to ...

A bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons on 16 October. The bill will be introduced by the Labour MP Kim ...

Trust is fundamental to cooperation, essential in times of crisis. Researching and understanding trust networks and perceptions of trustworthiness is therefore crucial in preparing for future health ...

Tamsin Ford and colleagues say better evidence on how children’s mental health is affected by health shocks is essential to inform policy responses The impact of health shocks, such as pandemics and ...

Rich countries like the UK will need to match rhetoric with investment and action at home and internationally to ensure global health security and resilience to health shocks, write Ebere Okereke and ...