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President’s update: August 2018

Now I know you have all been missing my regular blog. Actually I don’t know, because no one has said a word about it. But my extra sensory powers, and also my self-esteem, tell me that you have been a...

Populist radical right a threat to core values of medicine and public health

The populist radical right is a threat to core values of medicine and public health, even within a functioning democratic system, according to a commentary published today by the Journal of the Royal ...

Drug trial protocol redactions by industry sponsors exposed

New research published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine exposes the extent of redactions in protocols for industry-sponsored randomised drug trials. Trial protocols are needed for a pro...

NICE marks 20th anniversary by dropping social and ethical values from revised social value judgements document

The former Clinical and Public Health Director at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has expressed dismay at the removal of explicit ethics and values in the proposed revisio...

Da Vinci’s hand impairment caused by nerve damage, not stroke​, suggests new study

New analysis of 16th-century drawing by Italian doctors concludes da Vinci’s right hand affected by ulnar palsy, rather than stroke A fainting episode causing traumatic nerve damage affecting his righ...

Royal Society of Medicine convenes global Covid-19 clinical conference

An international Covid-19 conference to consolidate key clinical learnings from across the globe will take place online on Monday 27 July from 16.00 hrs to 18.15 hrs (UK time). Hosted by the Royal Soc...

Studying Shakespeare could help medical students connect with patients

A palliative care doctor has suggested that studying Shakespeare’s plays could help medical students connect more closely with their patients. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine D...

World leading expert to explore wonder of hormones in celebration of 100 years of insulin

Distinguished UK endocrinologist, Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, to deliver flagship lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine An exploration of the beauty and wonder of the hormones that control our...

Saluting Dr Marjory Foyle on her 100th birthday

A long-standing member and friend of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Marjory Foyle, celebrates her centenary this year. Born on 3 November 1921, Dr Foyle started her medical training at the Royal Fr...

COVID-19 conference: Resources and recommended reading

On 27 July 2020, the Royal Society of Medicine held an international COVID-19 conference to consolidate key clinical learnings from across the globe. The conference featured an international faculty o...