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COVID-19: Cuba offers UK salutary lesson in ‘shoe-leather’ epidemiology

Cuba’s successful containment of COVID-19 through door-to-door screening of every home in the country, shows how ‘shoe-leather’ epidemiology could have averted the dramatic failure of the UK’s respons...

Lack of registration is limiting access to essential medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

The lack of registration of medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is limiting access to safe, effective, and affordable essential medicines, according to a new analysis from Newcastle University in ...

Urgent need for increase in visa cap for international doctors

There is an urgent need to increase the cap on visas to allow more international medical graduates to work and train in the NHS. A paper published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine...

Lung cancer under-recognised in people who have never smoked

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is more common than most people think, and on the rise Historically strong, and correct, messaging on smoking and lung cancer has inadvertently contributed...

RSM President gives evidence in Parliament on retaining doctors

The President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Roger Kirby, gave evidence in Parliament this week on how the UK could retain talent within the medical profession. On Wednesday (11 May 2022)...

RSM members recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024

The Royal Society of Medicine offers congratulations to those members who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Professor Dame Ca...

Poor rural population had best diet and health in mid-Victorian years

Poor, rural societies retaining a more traditional lifestyle where high-quality foods were obtained locally enjoyed the best diet and health in mid-Victorian Britain. A new study, published in JRSM Op...

Single-use surgical items contribute two-thirds of carbon footprint of products used in common operations

A new analysis of the carbon footprint of products used in the five most common surgical operations carried out in the NHS in England shows that 68% of carbon contributions come from single-use items,...

Stay in the heart of London for May bank holiday weekend

The RSM hotel is offering fantastic package deals for the May bank holiday weekend, starting from £350 for four nights 29 April – 2 May. The package deals start from £350 for room only, this includes ...

RSM members among influential minority ethnic health leaders in prominent top 50 list

HSJ’s annual list celebrating the most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic health leaders this year includes four RSM contributors and collaborators. Professor Kamran Abbasi, Editor in Chief ...