Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of minipad collected menstrual blood versus clinician collected cervical samples to test for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the detection of cervical ...
Diagnosis rates between the sexes may be more equal than previously thought Autism has long been regarded as a condition that predominantly affects the male sex, with even the DSM-5 ( Diagnostic and ...
A BBC investigation into faulty heart devices in November 2025 highlighted continuing problems in the NHS’s use and tracking of medical implants.1 Readily available technology has the potential to ...
A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk’s social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred. Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. Chris Stokel ...
Three quarters of cancer patients in England will survive the disease by at least five years by 2035 under a major new strategy to boost survival rates, the government has pledged. Cancer is the ...
Most new cancer cases are not caused by modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol, but nearly four in 10 worldwide could be prevented with targeted interventions, a global analysis has found ...
Legislation to prioritise UK medical graduates for medical training places has passed to the Lords. Jane Feinmann examines the details of the bill and the reaction from medical bodies The UK-wide ...
Tim Draycott was one of the most important figures in modern maternity care and patient safety. A consultant obstetrician since 2001 at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, his excellence in ...
Rebecca Sellick, Dawn White A new photographic exhibition brings into focus female surgeons from different specialties, career stages, and regions of the UK. Pictured is kidney transplant surgeon ...
In intensive care, most of my patients lie flat beneath wires and plastic, life compressed into horizontal lines on a monitor. But London reminds me that humans are also a vertical species—stacked in ...
Robust statistical reasoning is vital in the courtroom, as historical cases have shown. Take, for example, the case of Sally ...
At least 10 doctors and five other healthcare workers have been arrested and detained in Iran, with one facing a potential death sentence, human rights groups and doctor organisations warn. It comes ...