Men must avoid letting “stigma and embarrassment” put their health at risk, the UK drugs regulator has said in a warning about fake erectile dysfunction pills. The Medicines and Healthcare Products ...

An upcoming UK review1 into the possible “overdiagnosis” of mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions in children risks overshadowing another crisis: a generation being made ill by deprivation.

Disruption and uncertainty in the US are leading many clinical trials to consider other countries for participation. Jennifer Lutz , Neha Bhatt , and Flynn Murphy report on the changing landscape—and ...

India’s vast patient population and growing healthcare infrastructure has seen it overtake the US as a go-to for clinical trials. But unethical practices worry doctors as the sector expands, writes ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written to the maker of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide), saying that its first direct to ...

Emojis are being increasingly used as shorthand in medical records, according to a recent study from the USA. The 50 most frequently used emojis included 12 different varieties of smiley, most ...

After investing decades and billions of yuan in becoming a scientific superpower, China is well placed to benefit from the plight of the US medical research sector. But geopolitical ructions and local ...

James Doty was a directionless 12 year old from an impoverished family when one hot summer’s day he walked into a magic shop in his hometown of Lancaster, California. The owner’s mother was minding ...

In 1951, in an influential letter to the Lancet about the arms race, seven leading physicians expressed concern about the impact of arms spending on healthcare, and the growing fear that the Korean ...

Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of minipad collected menstrual blood versus clinician collected cervical samples ...

Review highlights key issues but stops short of the structural reform needed Phase 1 of NHS England’s medical training review ...

NHS patients are receiving remote care from GPs based overseas under a pilot scheme that claims to reduce clinical admin for ...