Health
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Health Blood Sugar Monitors May Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients Not on Insulin, Study Finds
The New England Journal of Medicine has published trial results suggesting continuous glucose monitors could benefit people with type 2…
16 October 2026 -
Health Spain Looks at New Rules on Working Hours for Healthcare Staff
The BMJ has published a Spanish-language version of its interview with Spain’s health secretary about proposed reforms to working hour…
15 October 2026 -
Health Private Testosterone Prescribing Is Growing Too Fast, Says BMJ
The BMJ is warning that the rapid expansion of private testosterone prescribing risks treating men who may not clearly benefit from it. A…
15 October 2026 -
Health New Drug Combination Beats Standard Chemotherapy in Blood Cancer Trial
A phase 3 clinical trial has found that a chemotherapy-free treatment pairing produced markedly better two-year survival rates in adults…
15 October 2026 -
Health New Guidance on Adult ADHD: What the Latest Clinical Review Covers
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a clinical practice article outlining how doctors should assess and treat ADHD in adults…
15 October 2026 -
Health Helen Branswell, Infectious Disease Reporter Who Shaped Public Health Journalism, Dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT News’s infectious disease correspondent, has died at the age of 69. Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious…
13 October 2026 -
Health New Research Challenges Standard Septic Shock Treatment
A major clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine questions whether giving large amounts of fluid to patients in…
12 October 2026 -
Health BMA Warns Against Physician Assistants Seeing Undifferentiated Patients
The British Medical Association’s Tom Dolphin has said allowing physician assistants to assess patients with undiagnosed conditions would…
11 October 2026 -
Health NHS-Galleri blood test trial misses main goal but finds fewer stage IV cancers
The NHS-Galleri trial of a multi-cancer blood test did not reduce the number of cancers found at a late stage, its main goal. Fewer stage…
11 October 2026 -
Health Heart Failure Trial Tests New Valve Procedure in Major Cardiology Study
The New England Journal of Medicine has published results from the TRIC-I-HF trial, examining whether repairing a faulty heart valve…
10 October 2026 -
Health When Public Health Rules Clash with Grief: What a New Medical Study Found
A perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that public health measures which conflict with cultural and…
9 October 2026 -
Health Many Doctors Face Bullying at Work but Fear Reporting It, GMC Finds
A General Medical Council survey has found that doctors are experiencing bullying and discrimination in the workplace, with many saying…
9 October 2026