Dr Diwakar Ryali Sarma, Secretary Elect of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Surgery Section Council, discusses ‘green surgery’ and the importance of environmentally friendly healthcare in the lates...

Professor Maggie Rae, President, and Dr Nicola Stingelin-Giles, council member, of the Epidemiology & Public Health Section, Royal Society of Medicine, respond to the announcement of a tax on vapi...

Dr Thelma Bates OBE, a palliative care pioneer, has left the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) a generous financial gift in her will. Dr Bates, who died in 2023 aged 93, had been an RSM member for over ...

The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has extended the opening hours of its library from today (30 April 2024). After listening to feedback from its members, the RSM is now opening its library from 7am ...

As 2022 draws to a close, Royal Society of Medicine leaders share their thoughts on another momentous year in healthcare. Other than Covid, what was the biggest issue in healthcare? Dr Allyson Egan, P...

We're marking this year's International Women's Day campaign theme #EmbraceEquity with members of the RSM Students Section.Section President Bhumi Shah said "The RSM Students Section celebrates women ...

On Monday 11 November we’ll be celebrating the next generation of healthcare professionals at the annual Doubleday prize presentation evening. The prizes will be presented by our President, Professor ...

I am sure everyone reading this will have read about the death of Professor Stephen Hawking – not just a gifted cosmologist, but someone for whom the term “National Treasure” seemed to be invented. In...

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...

Increasing use of the private sector for hip surgery in England driving down NHS provision Female and older patients and those living in most deprived areas less likely to receive treatment relative ...