As people live longer with dementia, we must balance the benefits and harms of medical interventions to meet unique individual needs, writes Jay B Lusk Much attention has been paid to the development ...

More than 3600 attacks on healthcare in conflict zones were recorded last year—15% more than in 2023 and 62% more than in 2022—a report by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition has found.1 ...

Using routine data to uncover underlying trends presents challenges Population estimates of dementia have, in recent decades, become of national interest to policy makers, politicians and the wider ...

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has criticised “truly shocking” police guidance detailing how to search women’s homes for abortifacient drugs and seize phones to look for period ...

Husain describes the need for closer collaboration between universities and NHS organisations.1 At the heart of this struggling relationship are financial pressures, with partnered institutions ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, Ttestifying before a US Senate committee, defended the Trump administration’s proposal to slash more than $30bn (£21bn; €27bn) from ...

An infant with a rare genetic condition made headlines last week after successfully receiving personalised CRISPR therapy. Jacqui Wise summarises what we know so far about the breakthrough US doctors ...

World Health Assembly in 2025 presents a renewed opportunity The World Health Organization’s latest estimates on trends and causes of maternal mortality are sobering.12 Despite decades of ...

MPs considering a bill to introduce assisted dying laws in England and Wales are at odds over whether doctors should be allowed to raise the option with a terminally ill patient or should have to wait ...

Goodyear and colleagues argue that smartphone and social media regulation must go beyond bans.1 As a GP, I have noticed that mental health consultations with teenagers are on the rise. Depression, ...

What you need to know Gonorrhoea is of increasing concern for global sexual health. Continued stigmatisation of sexual health, particularly for those in marginalised communities, contributes to ...

Consultant anaesthetist Mary Doherty talks to Kathy Oxtoby about being autistic and being a doctor *Print headline* Role model: Mary Doherty When Mary Doherty was diagnosed as autistic in 2013, in her ...