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
Science
Type 2 diabetes genetically linked to breast, bowel and pancreatic cancer
Genetic factors that contribute to the link between type 2 diabetes and increased cancer risk have been poorly understood until now.
By Jane Kirby
17 Apr 2024
Politics
Hospices face ‘devastating’ financial crisis as staff costs rises, charity warns
The chief executive of Hospice UK said the last year saw the ‘worst financial results for the hospice sector in around 20 years’.
By Jane Kirby
15 Apr 2024
Politics
Hospices call on Government to help fund rising staff bill
At present, hospices do not receive funding to match NHS pay and are forced to try to raise extra money from local communities.
By Jane Kirby
15 Apr 2024
Politics
Almost £11 billion per year ‘could be freed up if people quit smoking’
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will restrict the sale of tobacco so that anyone turning 15 this year, or younger, can never legally buy it.
By Jane Kirby
8 Apr 2024
Health1 Apr 2024
More than 250 patients a week ‘die needlessly due to long A&E waits’
Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said excessively long waits continue to put patients at risk of serious harm
Health
Physician associates are ‘not substitutes’ for GPs, NHS says
The British Medical Association has said its members are worried about the role of PAs and argues they should be stopped from diagnosing patients.
By Jane Kirby
28 Mar 2024
Science
Exercising twice a week or more ‘significantly reduces risk of insomnia’
Even people who had not exercised previously, but then who took up exercise, were 21% more likely to be normal sleepers.
By Jane Kirby
26 Mar 2024
Politics
NHS physician associates: Consultation launched on regulation
The General Medical Council is looking into how it will regulate physician associates and anaesthesia associates.
By Jane Kirby
26 Mar 2024
Health
Chemotherapy works by killing cancer and helps stop disease coming back
The treatment can be given before or after surgery, or on its own.
By Jane Kirby
22 Mar 2024
Health
NHS whistleblowing: Health workers ask to join Lucy Letby inquiry
One of the country’s most senior judges, Lady Justice Thirlwall, is leading the inquiry into the killer nurse’s actions.
By Jane Kirby
21 Mar 2024
Science
Drug trial offers hope for genetic disorder first discovered in Cumbria
Neuroferritinopathy is an incurable brain disorder with no treatment, whose symptoms including loss of speech.
By Jane Kirby
21 Mar 2024
Business News
Alcohol-free beer on draught ‘helps people make healthy choices’
When an alcohol-free option was available, pubs and bars sold, on average, 29 fewer litres of alcoholic beer per week.
By Jane Kirby
21 Mar 2024
Politics
Bill banning next generation from buying cigarettes introduced to Commons
Government figures show that smoking costs the UK around £17 billion a year.
By Jane Kirby
20 Mar 2024
Science
Volunteers sought to test new mRNA vaccine for mpox
Mpox is passed on through close physical contact, including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or holding hands.
By Jane Kirby
14 Mar 2024
Science
Fewer middle-aged people dying from cancer but cases rise – study
While cancer cases are rising due to a growing population, factors such as obesity, drinking too much and being inactive play a role.
By Jane Kirby
13 Mar 2024
Politics
Children will not be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS says
The Government said it welcomed the ‘landmark decision’ following public consultation
By Jane Kirby
12 Mar 2024
Science
Fruit flies could help scientists stop the growth of brain tumours
Glioblastomas have a poor survival rate and grow quickly, invading and destroying healthy tissue.
By Jane Kirby
12 Mar 2024
Health
Silent killer: Millions urged to get NHS blood pressure checks
Up to 4.2 million people in England are thought to be living with high blood pressure without knowing it.
By Jane Kirby
11 Mar 2024
Politics
‘Our daughter would still be alive if she had seen GP and not an associate’
Emily Chesterton died from a pulmonary embolism after being misdiagnosed twice by a physician associate.
By Jane Kirby
7 Mar 2024
Health
New tax on vapes announced in Budget
The Government has already set out plans to ban disposable vapes and restrict packaging
By Jane Kirby
6 Mar 2024