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Forensic profiles aren’t infallible, but science can help challenge our preconceived notions of what a murderer looks like, says psychologist Marissa Harrison

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

Warning: distressing content. Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

NHS chiefs who ran Countess of Chester hospital where nurse murdered seven babies and attempted to kill six others

Profession faces long task to reassure families and patients that crimes and apparent failings will not be repeated

In seeking to understand the crimes of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies in her care, a fixation about how “ordinary” she appears to be has emerged. At times like this, we seek answers, which perhaps explains the vague sense that understanding this apparent inconsistency can teach…

More than 80% of U.S. nursing homes reported staffing shortages in early 2023. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jasmine Travers, a gerontological nurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and asked her how the shortage affects health care for nursing home residents, if…

Warning; distressing content: Parents of babies whom Lucy Letby murdered or attempted to kill spoke of their grief in emotional victim impact statements at her sentencing hearing

Regulate managers like doctors and nurses, says paediatrician, as families denied justice launch fresh legal action