Monkey dust like ‘dancing with the devil’
An addict who has used monkey dust for five years has described taking the drug as "soul-destroying".He was speaking as...
Health
Junior doctors to hold longest strike yet in July
"After a three-day walkout by junior doctors already this month, forcing more than 100,000 more procedures and appointments to be...
UK Covid deaths among worst of big European economies
We collected data on deaths in five-year age groups and population estimates/projections from Eurostat, the Office for National Statistics, National...
Device developed in Bristol offers ‘revolution’ in hormone understanding
Mathematicians from the University of Birmingham's Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine used the findings to develop a new...
Scrapped Covid vaccine deal with Valneva cost UK taxpayers £358m
A spokesman for Valneva said the firm was "exploring options for its Almeida manufacturing facility in Livingston, initially built to...
Prof Davies apologises to relatives of Covid victims
England's former Chief Medical Officer said "how sorry I am" to those who lost loved ones in the pandemic.In an...
A daytime nap is good for the brain
"I enjoy short naps on the weekends and this study has convinced me that I shouldn't feel lazy napping, it...
Nottinghamshire woman says her dog helped her find breast cancer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which treated Mrs Allison, said "from time to time" it had diagnosed breast cancer in...
Covid inquiry: What is it investigating and how will it work?
Former Prime Minister David Cameron and former Chancellor George Osborne will appear before the committee in the second week of...
Northern Ireland Health: Waiting list patient communication ‘in disarray’
The department said it will continue to work closely with NIPSO, GPs and health and social care trusts to improve...
Hot weather adds to NHS pressure as doctors strike
Rory Deighton, of the NHS Confederation, which represents health bosses, said a particular challenge this time was "securing the level...
Junior doctors in Scotland to strike after rejecting pay offer
In England, Junior doctors who are asking for a 35% pay rise, are set to head to the picket line...
Covid-19: Bereaved Northern Ireland families in London for inquiry
"Throughout these first stages, there were improvements in Northern Ireland's reaction to the pandemic as a result of increased availability...
Senior Tory MP seeks abortion law rethink after mother jailed
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, which opposes abortion, criticised providers for "pushing for dangerous home abortions," and...
Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease
In 2017, Ms Bey founded the Africa Sickle Cell organisation, an non-governmental organisation focused on improving the lives of people...
Hot weather: New health alert as weekend temperatures to hit 30C
Dr Agostinho Sousa, head of extreme events and health protection at UKHSA, said: "In the coming days we are likely...
Sunak ‘not worried’ about Covid inquiry seeing messages
BBC political editor Chris Mason asked Rishi Sunak if the government was challenging the full release of messages between ministers...
Adenomyosis: NHS failing women, health ambassador says
In May, Munchetty told listeners: "Right now, as I sit here talking to you, I am in pain - constant,...
