Is the NHS a clapped out behemoth or the best gift the British people have ever given themselves? Rebecca Coombes reports on last week’s debate hosted by the BMJ and the King’s Fund

Can a media row over a BMJ editorial be blamed on newspaper journalists’ misunderstanding of statistics? Rebecca Coombes investigates

Howard Cedar got sucked into genetics research when it was still in its infancy. He talks to Rebecca Coombes about the breathtaking progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment and current barriers to further advances

Pioneering plastic surgeon Peter Butler talks to Rebecca Coombes about his battle to perform the first full face transplant, media intrusion, and professional resistance to his work

One year on from attempting to reduce waiting lists at a Rotherham hospital, business guru Sir Gerry Robinson is back. Rebecca Coombes reports

Highly popular cold remedies could be banned from sale because of their link to a dangerous drug epidemic that has yet to surface in the UK. Rebecca Coombes asks whether the authorities are over-reacting

The media lapped up a report last week criticising the UK's record on cancer treatment. Rebecca Coombes unpicks the latest round of NICE bashing

An inquiry has begun into the infection of thousands of people with haemophilia in the United Kingdom who contracted hepatitis and HIV in the 1970s and 1980s. Rebecca Coombes brings the story up to date

Many countries are considering mass vaccination of young girls, but Rebecca Coombes reports that proposals for mandatory immunisation in the US have raised concerns, and not just among religious conservatives

Computer crashes, 8000 angry junior doctors fearing unemployment, and talk of a shambolic and corrupt selection process have dominated recent coverage of Modernising Medical Careers