The House of Lords has blown a hole in local people's right to have a say if their hospital is closed - all eyes are now on the Commons.
Harsh sentences have been meted out to Russians who took part in last year’s political demonstrations on Bolotnaya Square. But possibly none more chilling that the compulsory treatment in a mental hospital ordained recently for Mikhail Kosenko. Our regular contributor, Daniil Kotsyubinsky, discuss
MPs are gearing up for a furore as the government attempts to introduce a new law to fast-track hospital closures across the country, against the will of local populations.
The government is trying to push through a last minute change to the law to make it far easier to shut down A&E departments and hospitals aross the country without full consultation.
Russia has an ageing population, a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, and an inadequate system of palliative care for terminally ill patients that leaves Russians feeling betrayed. The failure of authorities to tackle the problems makes a bad situation worse, says Olga Usenko.
The Russian Orthodox Church has, since the late 1990s, become an increasingly powerful force in Ukrainian politics and society. But the violent desecration of a piece of modern art shows it is also increasingly intolerant of different viewpoints.
Behind Jeremy Hunt's spin about 'the right care in the right place' lie continued attempts to close cherished local hospitals and A&Es like Lewisham. But people aren't taking it lying down.
Ketamine is often perceived as a novelty drug which seems to have emerged out of nowhere with a catastrophic set of health and social consequences. Instead of repeating the mistake of further criminalising its users, the Government is urged to take a more enlightened approach to the growing ketami
In most parts of the world the incidence of HIV/AIDS is falling, but official figures for Russia show 200 new cases being recorded every day. And as Grigory Tumanov reports, if you’re a migrant worker or immigrant, you face not only discrimination and stigma, but deportation as well.
A former Deputy Chief of the LAPD explains how prohibition has failed again, and offers 10 concrete ways of improving US drug policing.
Professor Raymond Tallis gives a talk based on his best-selling "NHS SOS - how the NHS was betrayed and how we can save it." Talk hosted by Stockport NHS Watch and Keep Our NHS Public.
