Of the various types of academic misdemeanours and felonies, perhaps plagiarism is the most difficult and complex to study and write about. Even defining it is difficult. The US Office of Research ...

Around 2000 claimants in the UK are proposing to take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over claims that its talcum powder products caused cancer. The law firm KP Law has sent a letter before ...

We need to redesign social media and other digital platforms so that these spaces are safer and healthier, writes Louise Holly Across the globe, countries are grabbling with how to shield children ...

The life expectancy gap across different US population groups grew from 12.6 years in 2000 to 20.4 years in 2021, a study has found, showing an increase in racial and geographic health disparities ...

The inquiry has heard further testimony from former ministers on the effect of the pandemic on UK healthcare systems. Jacqui Wise , Matthew Limb , and Gareth Iacobucci summarise some of the key ...

Countries need to take urgent action to reduce the burden of cancer and curb “unsustainable” health costs for the disease, a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ...

The temptations of doctors to act inappropriately are many and well documented. They include, among others, the temptation to put financial gain before patient wellbeing, to cut corners to reduce ...

Measures of performance need to be meaningful The secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, has announced NHS league tables to guarantee “no more rewards for failure” in UK ...