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Dr Harry Brown reviews Instant Wisdom for GPs, which he calls a 'cracker' of a book useful for GP registrars and GPs of all grades and experience.

A third of patients from Mixed, Black or Asian ethnicity backgrounds require three or more interactions with a GP before a cancer diagnosis, new analysis shows.

The annual asthma death toll has risen by a quarter, and complacency around asthma has led to thousands of preventable deaths, according to new analysis by Asthma + Lung UK.

NICE has recommended the first ever targeted treatment for children with a specific form of brain cancer.

The Liberal Democrats are proposing a legal guarantee for cancer patients to receive treatment within two months of an urgent referral following an analysis of cancer treatment waiting times.

It costs taxpayers more than £2.4bn a year to replace doctors who leave the workforce before retirement age, according to a new report from the British Medical Association (BMA).

With the government looking to increase the number of physician associates and the profession set to be regulated, Kathy Oxtoby looks at the role, the benefits it brings and the challenges it faces.

Collaborative working through integrated care systems has led to an improvement in dementia diagnosis, according to new research from the King's Fund.

Medicine shortages, including life-saving drugs like antibiotics and epilepsy medication, have doubled in the past three years. according to new research by the Nuffield Trust.

MPs have voted for new legislation that aims to protect future generations from the harmful effects of smoking and bans anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes.

A new report shows that 3.7 million working-age adults will be living with major illness by 2040 and 80% of this increase will be in the more deprived areas.

Thousands of doctors who are considering leaving UK practice say general improvements to workplace conditions could have the biggest impact on their retention, according to General Medical Council (GMC) research.

The NHS has met it urgent and emergency recovery plan ambition to roll out same day emergency care to every hospital in England, helping to free up beds.

A new oral treatment option for preventing both chronic and episodic migraines has been recommended by NICE in draft guidance.

Weak evidence and controversy surrounding medical treatments has taken focus away from the role of gender identity services for children and young people, according to a new independent review.