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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  
The pandemic overwhelmed us BMA Cymru Wales chair Iona Collins recalls the fear of the early days of COVID, and the injustices experienced since
Bearing the scars of the pandemic COVID brought irrevocable changes for the medical profession. Two doctors in Northern Ireland share their stories
Out of medical school and into a pandemic COVID brought an already struggling health service to its knees, writes Northern Ireland resident doctor Oisín Fearon
COVID reflections: the view from Northern Ireland five years on Two doctors share their experiences of the pandemic, and consider its continued impact
Forever changed by the pandemic Five years since COVID hit the UK, doctors are still feeling its impact – and lessons are yet to be learned, writes BMA council chair Phil Banfield
Why we’re ‘accelerating action’ on International Women’s Day Cultural change is bringing more diverse leadership to the BMA, writes representative body chair Dr Latifa Patel