Self-amplifying MRNA covid jab approved by the @MHRAgovuk: www.gov.uk/government/n...

Call for routine blood pressure testing in younger children as rates rise www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS bosses have launched a full investigation and issued an apology after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary to the undertakers – with the error only discovered after cremation had taken place www.itv.com/news/2025-12...

Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Record numbers of NHS staff are being dismissed in a crackdown on incompetence in the health service. NHS data show there were almost 7,000 dismissals in 2024-25, a record since figures were first collected in 2011. By @lauradonnelly.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...

A time to pause and reflect - Merry Christmas to all our members and partners. See you in 2026 mjauk.org/2025/12/22/a...

Wiltshire deaths probe linked to patients' altered care records www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you want the latest on BMA GP and government rows on access, contracts and more you need to follow MJA member @annacolivicchi.bsky.social @pulsetoday.bsky.social Here's her latest www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/politic...

Our freelance members might be interested in this report on the State of Freelance Journalism from @freelancingfor.bsky.social www.journalism.co.uk/half-of-uk-f...

New whooping cough vaccine breakthrough as reported by MJA member Jane Kirby www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

National screening committee advises against widespread prostate cancer screening but puts option for targeting high risk men out for consultation as MJA member Tobi Thomas explains here www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) manufacturer Eli Lilly has added warnings to its patient information leaflet for the drug that acute pancreatitis can be a “serious, potentially life-threatening condition” #ukpharmacy #weightlossinjections #pancreatitis

This amazing UK gene therapy research is the top story on BBC today by MJA member Fergus Walsh www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response - By MJA member @jimreedbbc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An important story here by our vice-chair @emmajourno.bsky.social and team at the BMJ t.co/k8wqs0KYl3

Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells @lauradonnelly.bsky.social it’s hard to be a man in today’s society as he launches a new men's health strategy: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds. By MJA member @andrewgregory.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Hundreds of hospice beds unused amid financial crisis, writes MJA member Hugh Pym www.bbc.com/news/article...

GPs threaten to shut for a day over online appointments tech, writes MJA member @annacolivicchi.bsky.social www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/2025-26...

The family of a nurse who died days after being misdiagnosed with indigestion say she was let down by the NHS when she needed it most. www.itv.com/news/granada...

Warning NHS could become ‘overwhelmed’ amid rise in emergency cases, by MJA member @ellapickover.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

🚨 Student midwives are being stopped from graduating and forced to extend training "to make up for deficits in theory and practice" the NMC has said. 67 separate concerns have been raised with the NMC about university courses in the past year: www.thetimes.com/article/24e9...

Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Interesting piece from James Gallagher www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Canada and Americas lose measles-free status as disease spreads buff.ly/39gpoAD

imagine this exclusive from @annacolivicchi.bsky.social has caused quite a stir www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/2025-26...

The failed or late identification of deafness by children's audiology services in England has had a "profound impact" on the lives of babies, children and their families, an independent review has found.

Nearly all NHS hospitals are missing cancer targets - is yours one of them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’, writes MJA member Denis Campbell www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

UK to put 250,000 lives at risk from HIV, TB and malaria with aid cuts, writes @rachelschraer.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Hospitals could struggle to cope with flu cases during strikes, NHS chief says, by @lauradonnelly.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...

A few thoughts on the future of science journalism--from a talk I gave recently at UCL for the American Association of Science Journalism. open.substack.com/pub/overmatt...

Are you a member of the MJA and done some amazing journalism? We are here to help you celebrate that work. Tag us or nudge us on DM and we'll help spread your news. #Teamwork

A very interesting, timely and personal read from MJA member @lauradonnlee on the nuances of prostate cancer screening www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/20...

Long A&E waits causing heartbreaking suffering, Age UK says. Report by MJA member Nick Triggle www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can't concentrate when you're sleep deprived. Could be your brain needs a clear out say researchers @carissacwwong.bsky.social reports for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2501...

NHS health checks in England to have questions on menopause for first time www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The NHS has been given the green light to make patients wait longer to save money. www.thetimes.com/article/3f74...

Effects of antidepressants on physical health ranked for first time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A woman who took her own life while on a mental health ward had been threatened and bullied by staff, her family told a public inquiry www.bbc.com/news/article...

NHS productivity slows despite ministers hailing ‘green shoots of recovery’, reports MJA member @henryanderson1.bsky.social www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar... @poppykoronka.bsky.social reports on global figures on rising rates of cancer and what might be to blame.

Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns

Sir Chris Whitty says people were forced indoors too much during Covid pandemic and says he thought that at the time www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Fergus Walsh reports on the life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is regulation of pharmacies fit for purpose? The Government calls for more to be done when in breach of terms of service. @joanna-journals.bsky.social reports pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...

It's the question we're all asking www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

mRNA vaccines 🧬 are already great but they can be made even more effective by making them code for virus-like nanoparticles 🦠 rather than just single proteins 🧪 This means a lower dose is required, which should reduce side effects www.newscientist.com/article/2500...