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Back to SearchThe 15th strike, and bringing compassion back to A&E
Coming up in this week’s episode:
The 15th Strike: As the latest six-day walkout by resident doctors in England concludes, the BMJ's news team examin…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The unchecked rise of shisha tobacco cafes, and making breastfeeding stick
Episode 74
The BMJ published a negative result this week. A new trial focuses on a peer support intervention for improving breastfeeding rates in the UK, but fi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures
Episode 73
The UK Covid Inquiry released Module Three of its findings this month. It lays out in startling detail the lived experiences of NHS staff and patient…
5 months ago
How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world
Episode 72
The Gulf states are not large producers of pharmaceuticals or healthcare products - but the oil they supply, and the transport infrastructure they ha…
5 months, 1 week ago
Is the NHS in danger of making misinformation worse?
Episode 71
The lure of health influencers and AI chat bots is strong. More and more people are placing trust in them to answer their health problems, misplaced …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
What should GP's make of the new NHS contract?
Episode 70
In this episode, Dr Katie Bramall, Chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee, joins the podcast to discuss her concerns surrounding the new …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Household air pollution, Labour’s lag on child poverty, children forced to cope with conflict
Episode 69
As public health officials warn about rising emissions from urban wood burning, a BMJ investigation finds that just under a third of UK councils in h…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Measles is surging in 2026. From London to Texas, why are cases hitting a 30-year high?
Episode 68
In this episode, we investigate the alarming resurgence of measles across North America and the UK. While cases are falling across much of Europe and…
6 months ago
Rethinking Cancer Survivorship and the Autism Gender Gap
Episode 67
In this week’s episode, we challenge long-held medical narratives, starting with how the healthcare system manages life after a cancer diagnosis. Whi…
6 months, 1 week ago
"We see coercion the other way... People cannot let go of their dying family" - assisted dying around the world
Episode 66
The House of Lord's amendments to England and Wales assisted dying bill might be causing a constitutional crisis. Lords have tabled 1,277 amendments—…
6 months, 2 weeks ago