Matt Hancock to stand down as MP amid local criticism
In a letter sent to Chief Whip Simon Hart on 1 December and published on the group's website on 7...
Health
Strep A schools may be given preventive antibiotics
She said: "We want to reassure parents if their children do have symptoms and they are concerned to seek help....
Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child’s illness
Speaking on behalf of Public Health Wales, Dr Graham Brown, consultant in communicable disease control, said: "Some children with cold...
Parents urged to be aware of Strep A symptoms after death of six children
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday, infectious diseases paediatrician Prof Kampmann said Strep A caused "an a-symptomatic...
The ‘life-changing’ electric suit
A special body suit for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and strokes has had some remarkable results.The Mollii suit...
Climate of fear putting patients at risk, say doctors
Eye surgeon Tristan Reuser was referred to the GMC in 2017, several months after raising concerns about a lack of...
NHS: Ambulance delays as paramedic holds for GP
When ambulance crews bring patients to hospital they are meant to be able to handover their patients to A&E staff...
Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough
One of the world's leading researchers behind the whole idea of targeting amyloid 30 years ago, Prof John Hardy, said...
Immensa lab errors may have led to 23 Covid-19 deaths
When asked whether the UKHSA would be taking legal action against Dante Labs, the owners of Immensa, Dr Harries said:...
Michael Watt: Review finds ‘significant failures’ in patient treatment
"They were boxed in, if you like, into a diagnosis that may not have been their actual condition and that...
Ebola in Uganda: The people spreading misinformation online
Although it is more deadly, Ebola is much less infectious than coronavirus since it does not spread via airborne transmission....
Big UK trial to find best drugs to fight flu
Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the Randomised, Embedded, Multi-factorial, Adaptive Platform Trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia...
PTSD: Photography helps police officer manage condition
"One in five officers have PTSD, and an overwhelming majority have experienced a traumatic incident at some point during their...
Nurses’ strike: How much do you know about their pay? Try our quiz
Nurses across the UK have voted for strike action over pay.But how much do you know about what they get...
Intensive care delirium: ‘I hallucinated that I’d been kidnapped’
"Some of the luckier ones may imagine themselves as an extra character in a favourite book like Alice in Wonderland,...
Ulster Hospital: Bed pressures ‘worse than during Covid’
"The first thing is demand has increased and the second problem, which is the main problem at the moment, is...
Logan Mwangi murder: Injuries seen as accident by doctor
Rocio Cifuentes, the Children's Commissioner for Wales, said the report was harrowing reading, adding: "We cannot allow the death of...
Patients dying as ambulances face crippling delays in England
Martin Flaherty, managing director of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), said: "These crippling delays are a twin threat...
