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President’s update: May 2018

This month our Dean Fiona Moss has led a coup d’etat, and is holding your President hostage at the point of a gun. And so, under duress, I have handed over the keys to the radio and TV station, but mo...

Actress Kiruna Stamell debates gene editing with ethicist Dr Christopher Gyngell

Two papers published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, debate gene editing and the health of future generations. Stage and screen actress Kiruna Stamell, who has a rare form of dw...

Experts call for more evidence to test impact of GP video consultations

Researchers have called for more evidence to understand the safety and effectiveness of video consultation, and its impact on patient access and GP workload. In a paper published in the Journal of the...

Systemic failures in public health system led to deaths in elderly patients

The deaths of 17 elderly people earlier this summer were the result of systemic failures in the public health system in England, according to a leading public health expert. Writing in the Journal of ...

Free webinars for RSM members

With huge demand for online education from the medical and healthcare community over the last 18 months, members of the RSM now have free access to the majority of webinar programmes lasting up to two...

25 Nov Spotlight on AMR

During this year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week we were joined by leading authorities who took part in a new RSM programme on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Spec...

Planning for the emergence of vaccine-resistant SARS-CoV-2

A paper first published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine[i] on 27 October 2021 has proved particularly relevant, given the recent emergence of the Omicron variant. Highlighting the need...

Become RSM Trustee council Roger Kirby

With nominations open for elected Trustees to join the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Roger Kirby, RSM President, says that he cannot think of a more interesting and exciting time...

A quiet transformation for the RSM Library

Amidst the chaos and disruption caused by Covid-19, the RSM Library is undergoing a quiet digital transformation. Across the education sector the move to remote learning has brought into focus the nee...

RSM life in the time of COVID-19

By Michele Acton With coronavirus making its impact across the world, the RSM’s CEO Michele Acton here shares how the RSM is adapting to these changing times. For the last few weeks people around the ...