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Health
Outpatient care ‘ineffective for both patients and staff’ – report
Leading doctors have set out a list of recommendations to improve care going forward.
16 Apr 2025
Health
‘Limited’ progress in addressing health threat of antibiotic resistance – report
A new report has called for more action to address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
26 Feb 2025
Health
Wide variation in use of prostate cancer test – study
Researchers say there is a ‘lack of clarity’ surrounding the tests.
25 Feb 2025
Science
‘Everyone cried’: Paralysed woman describes walking after pioneering treatment
Experts have described the treatment as a ‘hearing aid for the nervous system’.
24 Feb 2025
Health
Ageism a ‘barrier’ for older people seeking mental health support – report
Older people face ageism and stigma when it comes to their mental health, experts said.
24 Feb 2025
Science
Acid attack victim has eye saved by donated placenta
Paul Laskey was squirted in the face with acid in 2023.
20 Feb 2025
Science
New study shows nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases
Experts said the study shows the ‘enormous opportunity for prevention’.
19 Feb 2025
Health
Campaign to warn teenagers about vaping addiction
It comes the Government backed a study tracking the long-term effects of vaping on the health of young people.
19 Feb 2025
Science
Patients urged to be cautious of surgical tourism special offers
Experts have published new guidance on best practice for travelling abroad for care.
18 Feb 2025
Health
NHS dentistry is ‘very weak’, top official admits
Health officials faced difficult questions from MPs on the state of NHS dentistry.
13 Feb 2025
Health
NHS boss defends job after critical remarks by MPs
Amanda Pritchard appeared before MPs in January.
13 Feb 2025
Crime
Coroner highlights pressure in hospitals linked to patients fit to be discharged
It comes after the death of a 91-year-old woman who refused to go to A&E because of a poor experience.
10 Feb 2025
UK10 Feb 2025
Mould: how can it affect your health?
Following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, new legislation aims to combat mould and damp issues in homes, protecting the most vulnerable
Tech
Man who credits King over cancer diagnosis given pioneering robotic microsurgery
Nick Lees was diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer.
10 Feb 2025
Politics
Safety Commissioner highlights ‘injustice’ over lack of redress for mesh scandal
Thousands of women were harmed after being fitted with pelvic mesh.
7 Feb 2025
Politics
Hospitals ‘close to full’ as many beds occupied by people fit to be discharged
It comes as cases of the winter vomiting bug are on the rise in hospitals.
6 Feb 2025
UK5 Feb 2025
Nottingham knife killer's fear of needles meant he didn't get drugs
Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023
Science31 Jan 2025
Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
Health officials have approved a £1.65 million treatment for some NHS patients.
Science
£1.65m gene-editing therapy offers hope of cure for some blood disorder patients
The treatment uses gene-editing tool Crispr, which earned its inventors the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2020.
31 Jan 2025
Politics
NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs
Officials have demanded improvements on cancer care, routine hospital treatment and emergency wait times.
30 Jan 2025
Politics
Hospitals told to ‘get back to basics’ as NHS sets priorities
Health leaders in England publish national planning guidance for the NHS each year.
30 Jan 2025