The covid-19 pandemic and the recent cost-of-living crisis have substantially exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in health and social care in the UK.1 Marginalised populations are ...

Charles and colleagues’ overview of management of acute pain crisis in sickle cell disease is welcome,1 especially as patients move away from city centres to areas that typically have a less ...

Emergency departments and other parts of the health system are under intense pressure as flu cases continue to rise. Jacqui Wise looks at the developing situation Latest NHS England figures show that ...

Black men have higher rates of stage III and IV prostate cancer diagnoses than any other ethnic group in England, a report has found.1 Latest data from the National Prostate Cancer Audit, covering 1 ...

A GP in Bristol has been jailed for a year for his involvement in damaging petrol pumps during a protest against the climate emergency. Patrick Hart, 38, was given the 12 month sentence at Chelmsford ...

Despite innovations and some impressive national responses, the covid-19 pandemic revealed limitations and gaps in efforts at national and global levels to prepare for and respond to health ...

It was on a caving expedition as a medical student that Tony Boycott got first hand experience of the dangers of what was to become his life’s passion. In his first year at Bristol University Boycott ...

A new year is meant to bring new hope, and perhaps this one does too, but it’s hard to be thrilled by health services overwhelmed by winter pressures (doi:10.1136/bmj.q2871),1 transatlantic rabble ...

The BMJ ’s articles on helping healthcare providers identify abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children123 are particularly useful in the acute setting, such as the emergency department. On behalf ...

The war in Gaza continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, and doctors on the ground need support to stem the tide. Jane Feinmann speaks to one doctor who joined the International Rescue ...

A man in his 30s presented with right anterior elbow pain after colliding with an opponent with his elbow in flexed position while playing basketball eight days previously. At the time of the ...

Doctors on the Isle of Man have voted to take industrial action for the first time because of real terms pay cuts they have faced over the past decade and a half. An overwhelming 121 of 127 (95%) ...