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DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma

Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged…

12 months ago

Union and government restarting talks to end doctor dispute

Press AssociationThe government and the British Medical Association will restart talks in the coming days to end the long-running resident…

1 year ago

The doctor strike is ending

BBCDr Shivam Sharma, right, feels let down by the health secretaryThe five-day doctor strike in England may be ending, but…

1 year ago

Streeting vows to keep disruption to a minimum as doctor strike begins

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaDoctors and BMA members began the strike action on Friday across England, including in Newcastle (pictured)Health Secretary…

1 year ago

Resident doctor strike will harm patients, NHS boss warns

The strike by resident doctors, which starts on Friday in England, is not acceptable because of the harm it will…

1 year ago

Call off doctor strike to continue talks, Streeting tells BMA

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has written to the British Medical Association offering further talks on better working conditions - but…

1 year ago

IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston quits BMA over doctor strikes

Lord Robert Winston, a professor and TV doctor who was a pioneer of IVF treatment, has resigned from the British…

1 year ago

The doctor fighting for women’s health on Ukraine’s front line

Serhii BaksheievDr Baksheiev has carried out over 1,000 gynaecological examinations in his mobile ambulance since 2022In a rural village close…

1 year ago

Israeli strike at Gaza market kills 18 Palestinians, doctor and witnesses say

Rushdi AbualoufGaza CorrespondentReutersPeople mourn Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-BalahAt least 18 Palestinians have been…

1 year ago

Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from injuries

Getty ImagesDr Hamdi al-Najjar - pictured here being visited by his niece - died from his wounds on Saturday, health…

1 year ago