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3 Key Medical News Stories: 1st August 2018

1st August 2018

Experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have called for an update to abortion legislation in England.

31st July 2018

From the importance of your peers to adjusting to your workload, here's what surprised one student...

31st July 2018

Here are three reasons to join societies at med school...

25th July 2018

Statistics from England, Scotland and Wales have shown an increase in the number of antidepressants prescribed to children.

24th July 2018

Here are the benefits of studying another degree before medicine...

23rd July 2018

In this blog, a current med student gives her advice on how to choose the right med school for you...

19th July 2018

The heatwave has increased the use of NHS services for dehydration, sunstroke and sunburn.

18th July 2018

We speak to Adam Kay about his best-selling book, This is Going to Hurt, and his advice to aspiring medics...

16th July 2018

Matt Hancock is the new Health Secretary. Here's everything you need to know about him...

12th July 2018

Matt Hancock has moved from Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) secretary to head the Department of Health and Social Care.