Consider preparation method and replacement food when assessing health risks The potato is a carbohydrate rich tuberous vegetable that traditionally has been used as a staple in many food cultures.

The number of GPs completing training this year has risen sharply when compared with recent years, but the profession’s leaders have warned that a challenging employment sector means that jobs may not ...

Type 2 diabetes poses a substantial public health challenge in South Asia, marked by distinctive features in its pathogenesis, phenotype, and management. This review explores the characteristics of ...

Ken was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, as a second son. His elder brother Roger had died at birth two years earlier, but his existence was acknowledged right throughout Ken’s life and influenced ...

Numbers of general practice appointments in England rose by more than seven million in the past year, thanks largely to other members of the primary care team rather than GPs. Figures from NHS England ...

Julian graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, in 1958 and completed his medical training at the Middlesex Hospital, London, before settling on Merseyside, taking a consultant surgeon post at ...

In November last year, Buse and McKee reflected on the potential consequences of the Trump presidency on global health.1 US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and cuts to the US Agency for ...

What’s happening? The new regulations, which come into effect on 1 September 2025, mean that all athletes wanting to compete in the female category for world ranking competitions will have to take a ...

Nearly 8000 people in southern China have fallen ill with chikungunya since mid-June, officials have said, although the outbreak seems to have plateaued after a battle to contain it. The World Health ...

GPs should report all incorrect or misleading results from artificial intelligence (AI) tools used in clinical practice, the UK medicine regulator has urged. The Medicines and Healthcare Products ...

Melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles, is increasingly used as a sleep aid for children. But does it work, and is it safe? Katharine Lang reports “The use of melatonin in typically ...

Ministers have vowed to “crack down on cowboy cosmetic procedures,” after a rise in unqualified and rogue operators left people “maimed, injured and in need of urgent NHS care.” Under the new rules, ...