Jane Kirby
Science
Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive
The programme has already given thousands of patients better access to a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer.
By Jane Kirby
14 Apr 2025
Politics
Harm caused by alcohol costs £27.4bn a year in England – figures
The Institute of Alcohol Studies charity said its data suggests a more than 40% increase in the cost of harm since 2003.
By Jane Kirby
18 May 2024
London16 May 2024
Bodies 'left to deteriorate' in King's College Hospital mortuary
Guidance says that bodies should be moved from fridges into frozen storage after 30 days
Politics
Children’s exposure to vape marketing at all-time high – poll
Vapes with sweet flavours and those that taste of vanilla or chocolate are twice as popular with children (17%) than with adults (8.8%).
By Jane Kirby
14 May 2024
Health
Single measles jab can be ineffective in C-section children - study
Experts warn lower vaccination rates have led to an outbreak of measles in the UK
By Jane Kirby
13 May 2024
Health
More babies could die from whooping cough, expert warns
London has particularly low vaccination rates, at 36.8 per cent
By Jane Kirby
10 May 2024
Politics
NHS waiting list for treatment remains ‘stubbornly high’ – experts
An estimated 7.54 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March, relating to 6.29 million patients.
By Jane Kirby
9 May 2024
Health
Health watchdog backs wider use of breast cancer tumour profiling tests
The tests can help medics and patients decide whether chemotherapy is really needed to prevent cancer coming back.
By Jane Kirby
9 May 2024
Science
Couple’s joy as deaf daughter hears thanks to new gene therapy
Opal Sandy loves slamming her cutlery on the table to make a noise and enjoys playing with toy drums, a piano and wooden blocks.
By Jane Kirby
9 May 2024
Health
Deaf girl has hearing restored in gene therapy breakthrough
Opal, aged 18 months, was treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and now has almost normal hearing in her right ear
By Jane Kirby
9 May 2024
Health
Girl was assessed by medics 30 times before brain tumour diagnosis – mother
Tia Gordon was seen by various doctors and had her glasses prescription changed four times before getting the right diagnosis.
By Jane Kirby
7 May 2024
Science
Perimenopausal women ‘40% more likely to suffer depression’
The team suggested that one biological reason is that the drop in oestrogen women experience during menopause triggers depressive symptoms.
By Jane Kirby
1 May 2024
UK
Charity chief praises King for continuing to raise awareness of cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support chief Gemma Peter said the King’s first engagement was encouraging for people who have the disease.
By Jane Kirby
30 Apr 2024
Health
King to visit cancer treatment centre on return to public duties
The visit on Tuesday is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of early cancer diagnosis.
By Jane Kirby
30 Apr 2024
UK
King will aim to avoid infection as he resumes public duties
Treatments such as chemotherapy reduce the number of white blood cells produced by the bone marrow and can lower immunity.
By Jane Kirby
30 Apr 2024
Science
Healthy living could add an extra five years to life – study
People with unhealthy lifestyles have a 78% increased risk of death, regardless of their genetic risk.
By Jane Kirby
29 Apr 2024
Health
Cancer cure hope with world's first personalised melanoma mRNA vaccine
Moderna and MSD are researching how their therapy could treat a wide range of cancers
By Jane Kirby
26 Apr 2024
Science
Music teacher’s ‘bump on the head’ turned out to be high-risk melanoma
Steve Young, 52, is taking part in a phase 3 clinical trial to test a new mRNA vaccine for cancer.
By Jane Kirby
26 Apr 2024
Science
New targeted treatment approved for children with brain cancer
The drugs improve children’s response rate to treatment and survival time without the disease getting worse.
By Jane Kirby
24 Apr 2024
Health
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients ‘wait more than 28 days for scan results’
Some 344,960 CT, MRI and other complex scans were not reported back within 28 days, data for 2023 suggests.
By Jane Kirby
20 Apr 2024
Health
700,000 more working age people ‘with major illnesses by 2040’
Analysis by the Health Foundation suggests 23% more working-age adults will be diagnosed with a major illness by 2040
By Jane Kirby
17 Apr 2024