"FOR iJieVfij$|tirne,"says the editor of the first issue of tmsJjDurnal, "British medical students from all over thXcountry are to produce a journal."The first lrif>C or this journal was drawn up by A. Malone of thf Itandon Hospital and D. Whittingham of Dayh mMind the editorial board of three men and onepvoman propose to publish in the future technical articles and news, "complemented wherever possible by art and literature of a high standard". Resisting attempts to impose upon them a partisan approach to many problems, the editorial board have wisely decided to be guided only by the wishes of the majority. They will fight for international co-operation and have, for this reason, devoted the wholes of this first issue to an account of the new International Students' Federation and of the re-birth of the Czech universities; for it was in Prague at the World Students' Congress in November 1945 that an important part of the work on the foundations of this new organisation was done. The first ordinary issue X)f the British Medical Students'1 Journal (published from B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, London, W.C.I) is appearing in October, and thereafter one issue will be published each term, each containing essays, articles and news interesting to medical students. An indication of the kind of fare to be provided is given by the announcement in this issue that the October number will contain articles by Sir Joseph Barcroft on foetal respiration, by Prof. Samson Wright on hypertension, by Dr. James Marshall on penicillin and venereal disease, and by Dr. Charles Hill, secretary of the British Medical Association, on the National Health Service, together with news, short stories and articles contributed from all over Britain. An interesting feature will be a section devoted to nurses who wish to improve the efficiency and conditions of their service. It is particularly gratifying to know that medical students, like so many other sections of the community, wish to help the nurses to attain the status, remuneration and conditions of life and work which are merited by the important part they play in modern medical practice.