Health
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Health UK Government Links Global Ecosystem Collapse to National Security Threats
A new intelligence assessment warns that biodiversity loss could disrupt food supplies, trigger health crises and destabilise Britain’s…
19 April 2026 -
Health NHS Smoking Cessation Funding Varies Widely Across England, Mismatching Local Need Levels
New analysis reveals big disparities in NHS funding for quitting smoking, with services often unrelated to smoking prevalence or…
19 April 2026 -
Health Doctor advocates helping patients live alongside chronic illness rather than seeking cure
Medical educator John Launer promotes narrative-based approaches that focus on partnership between doctors and patients managing long-term…
19 April 2026 -
Health Kent Doctor Champions Face-to-Face Care as NHS Rethinks Digital Shift
Intensivist Dr Matt Morgan argues in BMJ that screens have limitations when delivering critical medical messages. A senior doctor has…
18 April 2026 -
Health Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Urged for Inclusion in Clinical Trials to Close Evidence Gaps
Systematic exclusion from medical research leaves expectant and nursing mothers facing unmanaged risks without evidence-based treatment…
18 April 2026 -
Health Kent GPs and Pharmacists Can’t See Medicine Stock Levels in Real Time
Prescribers and dispensers lack nationwide visibility of pharmacy stock, forcing patients across Kent to search multiple locations for…
18 April 2026 -
Health Kent GP Shows Muslim Communities Engage Well With Mental Health Services When Approach Resonates
GP Imrana Siddiqui’s culturally sensitive methods challenge assumptions about Muslim patients being ‘hard to reach’ for NHS mental…
18 April 2026 -
Health BMA Leader Challenges Government Claims on Junior Doctor Pay Deals
The chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee tells The BMJ that junior doctors still face no pay or career progression despite Labour’s…
17 April 2026 -
Health Medical Research Bias Warning: Protocol Changes Risk Patient Safety in Clinical Trials
Subtitle BMJ warns that mid-trial protocol changes in non-inferiority studies can inflate false claims that new treatments work as well as…
17 April 2026 -
Health BMA Leader Outlines Resident Doctors’ Strike Demands in Key Interview
Jack Fletcher discusses ongoing pay disputes and potential further industrial action as NHS faces winter pressures. Resident doctors across…
17 April 2026 -
Health BMJ Investigation Raises Questions Over £60,000 MS Drug Safety for Women
A new investigation reveals US regulators had concerns about Ocrevus effectiveness in women with primary progressive multiple sclerosis…
17 April 2026 -
Health Government launches renewed Women’s Health Strategy to tackle medical misogyny
Health Secretary Wes Streeting commits to ending outdated practices and improving healthcare access for women across England through…
16 April 2026