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President’s update: April 2018

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 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...

NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening health inequality

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 ...

COVID-19: society's response discriminates against ethnic minorities and migrants

Society's response to COVID-19 is harming ethnic minorities and migrants, according to global health experts writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The risk of contracting COVID-19, ...

How doctors in different specialties tackle their CPD

Find out more about becoming an RSM member and get unparalleled support through your career. Ask any doctor, continuing professional development is high on the priority list. Whether they are getting ...

RSM members honoured at Zenith Global Healthcare Awards 2019

Former RSM President Professor Sir Michael Rawlins and former President of the RSM Surgery Section Professor William Thomas were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the prestigious Zenith Glo...

The RSM welcomes new Honorary Fellows and medal winners

Global leaders in medical science and healthcare recognised A special ceremony was held at the Royal Society of Medicine on Tuesday 27 July to induct the Society’s new Honorary Fellows and to formally...

Medicine and Literature exhibition

This new exhibition on display at the RSM library, explores medical themes in literature, looking at those who've left the world of medicine behind to become some of our best-loved wordsmiths. Here is...

Royal Society of Medicine appoints Michele Acton as new Chief Executive

The Royal Society of Medicine has today announced the appointment of Michele Acton as Chief Executive. Ms Acton will join the RSM from the eye research charity Fight for Sight where she has held the p...

Meet Roger Kirby, the Society’s new President

With the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year upon us, the transformation of the RSM to ensure its future sustainability is front and central in the mind of new RSM President Professor Roger Kirby. ...