Rejected by the British war effort in 1914 because they were women, a band of medics took their considerable skills across the channel to France. Chris Holme traces their story with the help of newly available documents In the summer of 1914 the British War Office turned down a generous offer from a Scottish physician, Elsie Inglis, to set up a military hospital entirely staffed by women. She…
Women in the US attending mammography services must be told whether they have dense breast tissue, which can make it harder to detect breast cancer…
I love the new academic year. It’s full of possibilities and new routines. I experienced 20 consecutive years of my children’s new priorities and schedules…
Campaigners say these conflicts of interest are detrimental to public health, but defenders say they reflect the lack of funding in nutrition research. Sophie Borland…
Architects of a radical plan to improve people’s health and cut long term sickness say that this could revive Britain’s economy and save the NHS…
Findings may buy time but highlight government policy tensions Ara Darzi’s independent review into the performance of the NHS in England, commissioned soon after Labour’s…
When Guy Ah-Moye returned to his native Seychelles in 1970 after medical studies in London, he sailed on the British India ship with his trusty…
Some readers may remember Kathy. She filled my childhood Sunday afternoons as the main character in my favourite television show. She wasn’t a doctor; she…
Six large commercial publishers of peer reviewed academic journals are facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the US which accuses them of colluding…
The celebration of extreme study habits encourages an unhealthy attitude to learning and success, writes Diana Dovgy The term “academic weapon” went viral around two…
Some readers may remember Kathy. She filled my childhood Sunday afternoons as the main character in my favourite television show. She wasn’t a doctor; she…
