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The health and wealth of nations WHO resolution makes sea change towards achieving prosperity through better treatment for all. Themed ‘the political economies of health’, the 2025 public health medicine conference is an opportunity for doctors to decide how to shape this moment  
Challenging the stigma of obesity Obesity is a multifaceted issue – not just a question of lifestyle choices. On world obesity day, BMA patient liaison group co-chair Rowena Skinner and board of science chair David Strain give a patient’s and doctor’s perspective
BMA backs GP contract reform Offer, which will see an £889 uplift in funding, described as an important step forward
Call for MRCP exam error support ‘Catastrophic’: hundreds of doctors given incorrect exam results
Calling all doctors who teach, train and research As the medical academics conference draws near, agenda committee members Shree Datta and Lucy-Jane Davis explain its role in advocating for the specialty
Your LNC. Your union. Your BMA Survey seeks members’ views on performance of LNCs
Only one piece of the pandemic preparedness puzzle We urgently need to improve the UK’s ability to cope with a future pandemic or health emergency – so how does the latest UK Government announcement measure up?