A top selling antiplatelet drug has never quite shaken off doubts about its advantage over cheaper rivals. With generic versions of ticagrelor about to launch, Peter Doshi takes a fresh look at the ...

Such medical misogyny and racism is unacceptable,” the inquiry report said. The committee, which heard evidence from a range of witnesses, including medical organisations, ministers, and charities, ...

We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. Hospital beds are full. Over 12% of hospital inpatients no longer meet the criteria to be there.12 This has knock-on effects for emergency departments and leads to ...

Trust in women’s leadership is declining when it is most needed for health International data show a concerning increase in regressive attitudes towards women leaders, especially among young men. This ...

There have been at least two independent commissions on the NHS—The Times and The BMJ—in the past year. Recently Ara Darzi’s ...

Doctors’ diminishing clinical autonomy can have a series of knock-on effects, writes Zaid Al-Najjar In healthcare today, much of our work is driven by the need to fit neatly into a clinical pathway.

A former UN high commissioner for human rights tells The BMJ that the war on drugs has “completely failed” and that a public health focused approach is needed “The criminalisation of drugs doesn’t ...

The BMJ ’s coverage on assisted dying1 ignores the key question for the medical profession: what, if any, should be the role of doctors? In Leadbeater’s bill our role is central and decisive: not only ...

Healthcare providers should inform women about risks and benefits Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is the latest addition ...

Iuna Vieira/IRC A mother in Hazima, Syria, takes her youngest daughter for a check-up at a clinic supported by the ...

Workforce sustainability and expansion cannot be achieved without greater capacity to train staff, argue Colin Macdougall and ...

The historic vote by MPs has paved the way to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Clare Dyer examines what effects the potential law change would have on the medical profession Terminally ...