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Vaccines: cause for optimism, but no room for complacency

Professor Helen McShane FMedSci explores the power of vaccines to save lives, and why continued research and public trust remain essential.

New £6m fellowship programme to help rare disease discoveries reach patients faster

LifeArc and the Academy of Medical Sciences launch new fellowship programme to help promising rare disease innovations reach patients faster.

29 September 2026

How supporting Elin helped transform clinical trials for thousands

Academy of Medical Sciences support helped Dr Elin Haf Davies develop technology that helps thousands of people around the world access clinical trials.

14 September 2026

New poll: health misinformation difficult to spot, dangerous and a risk mainly to others

Ipsos polling for the Academy found people affected by health misinformation are less likely to use trusted sources and often underestimate their own risk.

3 August 2026

Evolving the Fellowship for tomorrow's health challenges

The 2027 Fellowship election cycle is now open, and we are continuing our series of transformative changes to ensure our Fellowship reflects the full breadth of...

23 July 2026

Opinion

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Meeting the challenge of health misinformation together

Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS HonFREng FMedSci and Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB FRS HonFREng FMedSci explore the risks of misleading health information and how the medical sciences community can help people find trustworthy, evidence-based answers.

1 October 2026

Vaccines: cause for optimism, but no room for complacency

Professor Helen McShane FMedSci explores the power of vaccines to save lives, and why continued research and public trust remain essential.

1 October 2026

Research, risk and patient safety: making decisions under uncertainty

Professor Sir Chris Whitty FMedSci explored risk, uncertainty and medical decision-making at a recent lecture exploring how rapid transformation in science...

23 September 2026

Making AI regulation work in real-world healthcare

AI regulation cannot end at approval. To ensure AI remains safe, effective and equitable, the NHS needs people, time and infrastructure to evaluate it.

16 September 2026

Analysis

Can you spot health misinformation?

New polling finds people are more likely to see health misinformation as a serious risk to society than as a personal one.

Autumn Budget 2026

Ahead of the Budget, we are calling for more funding for medical science to improve health and grow the UK economy.

September 2026

Analysis

Health prevention: How does the UK compare?

Academy of Medical Sciences commissioned research by Brown University examines how the UK compares internationally on health prevention and public health...

Chloe Wood, Policy Development Manager

August 2026

Analysis

Prevention: innovation for fairer health

We set out the case for action, evidence the economic and health impact of disease prevention, review the policy and innovation landscape, and outline our plans...

April 2026

Analysis

Water fluoridation

This Academy of Medical Sciences report synthesises the evidence to support government policy on an optimal concentration of water fluoridation in the UK. It...

December 2025