Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Toronto, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC, in July. At points, Detroit, Toronto, and other North American cities ranked ...
The inventor of an unusual surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease is languishing in Chinese detention while his idea gains traction overseas. Felicity Nelson reports An expensive and recently ...
Manchester shows that real change in the social determinants of health is possible, write Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, faces considerable challenges, but ...
Police are investigating the NHS mental health trust that provided care to the triple killer Valdo Calocane for corporate manslaughter. Calocane, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, ...
Medical students face official accusations of “unprofessionalism” to manage dissent or in retaliation for providing feedback about their education, a report warns. Students shared how they had been ...
The UK’s statistics watchdog has warned NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care over their claims about the benefits of Palantir’s federated data platform (FDP).1 The Office for ...
UK government proposals are unlikely to benefit those who need it most In March 2026, the UK government launched action plans that require large employers to publish their approach to supporting ...
Longstanding frontline Labour politician Yvette Cooper is the new health and social care secretary in new prime minister Andy Burnham’s reshuffled cabinet. Cooper, a MP since 1997, moves to take over ...
Accelerated rollout of AI should be matched by transparent, credible evaluation, supported by the right infrastructure NHS England’s announcement of an accelerated rollout of AI1 promises a beguiling ...
Thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England will be offered a new drug on the NHS to help them walk more easily. Fampridine (Fampyra)—the first medicine to help improve walking for ...
What you need to know Around one in six people experience health related infertility globally and in England,12 which can have a profound psychological impact on individuals and couples.3 Both female ...
A new pill for patients whose cholesterol remains high despite treatment has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Called Lipfendra, the daily pill can be taken alone or in ...