England’s older population is increasing. Currently, over 10 million individuals are aged 65 years or older, representing approximately 18% of the national population.1 This marks an increase of more ...

In my 30 years as an orthopaedic surgeon, the types of broken bones we see in hospitals have changed remarkably. We used to see multiple trauma from road traffic collisions, wards filled by young men ...

Robin Winney was born and educated in Dunfermline, Fife, and qualified in medicine from Edinburgh in 1968. After house officer jobs, including in cardiac surgery, he joined the new medical renal unit ...

Steve Bennett Britton was born on 8 December 1945 and grew up overlooking the Downs in Bristol. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, before completing his medical ...

Alan Aubrey was born in Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, on 5 April 1938, the only child of William Ernest and Mary “Lizzie” Aubrey. He attended Bishop Gore Grammar School and studied medicine at King’s ...

Canada has now recorded 4206 cases of measles infections this year, the highest number so far of any nation in the western hemisphere, which is seeing a surge in cases. After recording its first death ...

Some 1900 physician associates (PAs) have been protected from being “unfairly dismissed” from their roles after their union hit back against a review of PA and anaesthesia associate (AA) professions ...

People lost twice as much weight when eating a minimally processed diet as with an ultraprocessed diet, even when eating nutritionally matched foods, a study published in Nature Medicine has reported.

Patients coming off weight loss jabs need support and advice for at least a year to ensure lasting benefit from the drugs, the UK’s medicine watchdog has said. An estimated four in five patients who ...

Traditionally, the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has been based on informant interviews and clinical assessments of memory, cognition, behaviour, and mood. To increase diagnostic confidence, ...

Achieving behaviour change through tailored recommendations Skin cancer continues to be a substantial and increasing public health concern in many countries. The global incidence of melanoma and the ...

The insights and expertise of engaged and knowledgeable patients are powerful tools to improve patient care and experiences, write Sara Riggare and Charlotte Blease Healthcare is evolving and patients ...