Doctors have called on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, to retain the soft drink industry levy amid concerns that he may abandon so called “sin taxes.” The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh also called for the levy to be extended to other products such as caffeinated drinks, milkshakes, and fruit smoothies. In April 2018 the UK’s soft drink industry levy came into effect, with an…
Systematic reviews with network meta-analysis (NMA) have potential biases in their conduct, analysis, and interpretation. If the results or conclusions of an NMA are integrated…
Body cameras and panic alarms in healthcare settings could act as deterrents and reactive solutions to abusive incidents, writes Caroline Kamau-Mitchell Doctors and healthcare staff…
Performative politics that will disrupt the health service when patients most need it On 13 March, the UK prime minister announced that the Labour government…
We should be increasing our efforts to consolidate global health security, not scaling them back, writes Bob Kitchen The UK has long been a leader…
On 20 February 2025 nearly 300 doctors were told they had been given the wrong results for Part 2 of the Membership of the Royal…
Adults with long term conditions should have their body mass index (BMI) recorded annually, with additional waist-to-height ratio measurements for those with a BMI under…
New criteria come amid discussion of access to weight loss drugs One billion children and adults have obesity.1 Getting the diagnosis of obesity right matters…
Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), seemed likely to be approved…
Aisha Majid reports on the efforts being made to go beyond EDI initiatives and confront racism head on “I don’t think he realised how offensive…
On 13 March the prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced that NHS England (NHSE) was being abolished. He described it as the “world’s biggest quango,” saying…
