More than 125 journal publishers and scientific and medical societies have signed a letter to Donald Trump asking him to reverse a policy they believe is being prepared that would require any journal publishing research that received US federal funding to make the article freely available without a subscription, immediately on publication.1 Currently, under the terms of a 2013 agreement, journal…
A citizens’ jury on assisted dying has concluded that the law in England should change to permit assisted death in the form of both physician…
Lightning is responsible for over a third of deaths by natural disasters in India. And it disproportionately affects the poorest people, write Majid Alam and…
US states with tighter restrictions are seeing fewer deaths As election season heats up in the United States, the issue of gun violence has once…
Public health leaders and campaigners have welcomed the UK government’s announcement that it will legislate to ban advertisements for junk food on television before 9…
Women experience varied levels of pain during gynaecological procedures. More research is needed if we want to reduce the risk of severe pain and improve…
“Quasi-detention” sites are harmful to the health of people seeking asylum and must be replaced with safe and stable accommodation Prolonged confinement of people seeking…
### What you need to know A student in her late teens is started on lamotrigine for suspected epilepsy. Thirteen days later her eyes become…
The continuing increase in clinical negligence payments in England—which rose to £2.9bn in 2023-24—is adding fuel to demands for NHS litigation reform. The figure, which…
The UN has begun vaccinating children against polio in central Gaza, as part of a campaign that aims to vaccinate at least 90% of children…
Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research You never have to wait too long for a trial of a new drug for migraine. The latest one…
