The Italian government has cancelled fines for people who refused to have covid-19 vaccinations. Italy has been severely affected by covid-19, with over 190 000 deaths since the virus was first ...

WHO’s pandemic treaty is an attempt to learn from our past successes and failures, but it falls short in several areas. With key revisions, the pandemic treaty could be an accord that fosters ...

UK doctors who have returned from Gaza have described the situation as “absolutely dire,” recalling blood soaked beds, emaciated colleagues and patients, and doctors forced to perform brain surgery on ...

Chamber music can spur us to reflect on the experience of families and friends when a patient dies—but also to celebrate and grieve for loved ones of our own, says Desmond O’Neill To grieve is not ...

Evidence based guidelines work but are not universally applied Publication of the House of Lords’ report Preterm Birth: Reducing Risks and Improving Lives 1 coincides with the realisation that the UK ...

New guidance aims to improve consistency, reporting, and respect for people who have died before publication of their work Preparing academic work for publication can be a lengthy process.

Paediatric units are operating with an average 20% shortfall of resident doctors and trainees on shifts, according to a report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).1 These ...

How we train future clinicians has the potential to radically and sustainably improve healthcare for everyone. Current medical education has an overt biomedical focus that does not engage enough on ...

Women and girls have experienced some of the most brutal consequences of Sudan’s conflict. Eatizaz Yousif explains the role of the IRC in delivering essential services and psychosocial support As the ...

New measures governing how clinical trials are carried out in the UK should make them more streamlined, flexible, and transparent, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ...

Food and climate might not seem connected at first glance. However, the food system drives one-third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is the main cause of biodiversity loss globally.1 ...

Over the course of the 19th century, across North America and Europe, death slowly migrated from the home to the hospital and came to be viewed as a medical event, and no longer primarily a religious ...