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This article explores the connection between neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and sepsis, and how this discovery could pave the way for new diagnostic tools and treatments.

Dr Harry Brown reviews the fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, which provides a wealth of practical advice on diagnosing and managing common conditions.

The government is offering smokers a free vape starter kit alongside behavioural support to help people quit smoking.

The four-day junior doctor strike is the “most significant strike the NHS has ever had to manage”, according to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that clinically vulnerable children aged six months to four years should be offered a Covid-19 vaccine.

Older adults in an acute medical assessment unit, may face many challenges and unmet needs. However, there are easy and simple interventions that can be carried out to improve their condition.

The Royal College of GPs has issued a safety alert after increasing numbers of women are being initiated on high doses of oestrogen, which exceed the product licenses and are not in line with any clinical guidelines.

NHS England has agreed a commercial deal to immediately roll out a targeted therapy for breast and advanced prostate cancer.

Chronic stress can take its toll on health. Kathy Oxtoby looks at its impact and what practitioners can do to support and advise people before their stress leads to more serious issues.

The government has announced that funding for the social care workforce will be halved under updated plans designed to “put people at the heart of care”.

The Royal College of Nursing says the NHS is in a “dangerous state”, after new research by the Liberal Democrats revealed that nearly 15,000 children’s operations were cancelled in 2022.

A review by a former shadow health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, has called for the government and NHS England to set fewer central targets, allowing for greater autonomy over how resources should be used based on the needs of local populations.

ChatGPT recently burst onto the technology scene as a type of artificial intelligence model that is used for generating human-like text, but that is not all it can do. Dr Harry Brown looks at the huge ramifications of the system, not just for healthcare, but for everyday life.

The mortality and morbidity burden attributable to fragility fractures from osteoporosis is well established, yet less than one third of these patients receive bone-protecting treatments and interventions. In this article, Dr Madhavi Vindlacheruvu looks at how osteoporosis services can be rebuilt and reset following the Covid-19 crisis.

MPs are concerned that acute short-term NHS pressures could be given priority over longer term ambitions such as preventing ill-health, according to a new report.