A 48-hour strike by senior doctors in England will start on Thursday and will see major disruption to NHS services and patient appointments. NHS England has warned that planned industrial action, which follows five days of strikes by junior doctors, could have the most “severe impact.” Senior doctors will not be seeing patients from 7am…

Universities will be offered more student places in a bid to boost the number of doctors in regional areas. The federal government will spend $114 million over the next four years to increase the number of Commonwealth-supported university places for rural-trained medical students. The increase will see 80 new medical places a year from next…

A disciplinary tribunal is set to make a decision that could have wide-reaching implications for many doctors being investigated after opposing COVID-19 health measures, says attorney Michael Alexander. The tribunal, which hears disciplinary cases within the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), has reserved its decision on the case of Dr. Crystal Luchkiw while…

A British doctors union has asked the conciliation service Acas to broker talks with the government amid the continuing junior doctors’ strike over a bitter pay dispute. Junior doctors across England have entered the second day of their four-day strike, which is causing serious disruption to the National Health Service (NHS). It has been estimated…

Young doctors in the NSW regions will be among thousands of healthcare students eligible for a $12,000 scholarship if they commit to working in the state’s public health system for five years. With 2,000 scholarships a year, the government initiative is aimed at slowing the number of young graduates dropping out of the NSW healthcare…

Many California residents have been suffering from doctor shortages that cause long wait times to see a physician. Dr. Henry Chien, a family practice and internal medicine physician in Shafter, California, told The Epoch Times what he believes are the reasons behind the shortage. He described what it is like being a primary care doctor:…

Modern life can be exhilarating—but living at a fast pace also brings worries, stress, tension, anxiety, and even mental exhaustion. In today’s chaotic world, many people are looking for a sense of peace and good health. Dr. Yang Jingduan, a well-known Chinese psychiatrist in Philadelphia, launched a series of lectures titled “The Three Tiers of Doctors…

After a group of pro-life doctors was banned by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) from presenting at its annual medical education conference, four Republican congressmen are calling on their colleagues to hold the organization to account. On Monday, Feb. 27, doctors from the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) were…

In recent years, the United States has faced a shortage of primary care physicians, also called family doctors. This issue has far-reaching consequences for the health care system, and the shortage is expected to become more severe in the coming years. The American Medical Association projects that by 2034, we’ll have a shortage of between…

A crescendo of circumstances burdening physicians to the point of burnout is reshaping the already fragile health care system in America. It’s a story told of a mass exodus of doctors from practices, a reduction of hours among others, high suicide rates, and an increase in cash-based practices. While some are courageous enough to speak…