Men are more positive, should they exercise restraint? Disparities for women in medicine are well documented, and large gaps exist at high levels of leadership.12 This begs the question: what mechanisms drive women’s persistent under-representation in the most senior, visible, and celebrated ranks of the profession, and how might these be targeted? A new study by Lerchenmueller and colleagues…
We must resolve how thawing of permafrost as a result of climate change could resurface pathogens with the potential to infect humans, writes Kris A…
In the midst of huge winter pressures, NHS principles on care in “temporary escalation spaces” threaten to take leave from reality In September 2024 NHS…
A storm is brewing in the NHS medical workforce. The problem is a lack of jobs for doctors, resulting in questions about competition for jobs…
Plans to reform elective care must avoid the trappings of over-investigation and fragmented and inappropriate care, writes Ella Hubbard “We need more activity, and less…
Sustained funding is needed for screening and care, but industry must also shoulder costs Alcohol is widely available and drunk by around 80% of adults…
Objective To report on complications of conisation and its effects on fertility and stenosis. Design Register based nationwide cohort study on routinely collected data using…
An extended flu vaccine rollout would benefit public health and the economy, writes Lindsay Broadbent Every year, as the weather turns colder, we can’t go…
Luke Craddock describes what it’s like working in an emergency department as winter pressures bite I’ve only been working as a foundation year 2 doctor…
A wonderfully absurdist NHS fantasy has been doing the rounds on social media. It stemmed from a case vignette in a government document, Reforming Elective…
An approach linking health and skills could boost employability In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare…
