Gonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England
"This was exacerbated and laid bare by last year's mpox outbreak, which left sexual health clinics in the most affected...
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Nurses strike again in most of Wales over pay dispute
"It keeps people retained, it makes them want to come into the profession. But alongside that we're also looking for...
Multi-cancer blood test shows real promise in NHS study
Dr David Crosby, from Cancer Research UK, said: "The findings from the study suggest this test could be used to...
Eating disorder group pulls chatbot sharing diet advice
"Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder," Sharon Maxwell, a weight...
Menopause and periods guidance is a ‘magnificent step forward’
The charity worker, who has an MBE for services in tackling period poverty, wants policy changes made and for managers...
NHS backs new wafer to prevent migraines
The charity's chief executive, Rob Music, said: "This would make a huge difference to people affected by medication-overuse headache, those...
Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls sparks alarm
He writes that his officers are spending more than 10,000 hours a month on "what is principally a health matter",...
East Kent: A decade of failure in maternity care
At the heart of the trust's problems, it seems, is a dysfunctional culture that stretches back almost a decade. In...
East Kent maternity deaths: New mum recalls horror of birth
Ms Gittos, whose baby Harriet was born at the East Kent trust's Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in...
‘No pads at school, so my period leaked on exam chair’
IRise International chief executive Emily Wilson says while England's scheme is an "amazing" policy commitment, "we've got to get it...
Monkeypox: London sees rise in cases in last month
Katy Sinka, Head of Sexually Transmitted Infections at UKHSA, said: "Vaccination is key to reducing the severity of symptoms and...
Young mental health patients ‘at risk’ in child wards
The report said paediatric wards contained many self-harm risks, including ligature points, and that they were busy, noisy places which...
Shop around on NHS app to shorten wait for treatment
While progress has been made on the very longest waits, the number of operations being done is still below pre-pandemic...
Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again
The operation to restore Gert-Jan's movement was carried out in July 2021. Prof Bloch cut two circular holes on each...
Tavistock: Top doctor questions need for change at gender clinic
In the recording, which was then handed to Newsnight, he was also heard questioning the personal integrity of Dr Cass....
Jennie Gow: BBC F1 broadcaster tells of stroke recovery
Dr Thomas Pain, who was one of the consultants at Frimley Park Hospital, later explained the stroke was caused by...
Vaping: High lead and nickel found in illegal vapes
The lab tests also found compounds called carbonyls - which break down, when the e-liquid heats up, into chemicals such...
Junior doctors in England to strike for three days in June
That did not cover doctors or dentists but did include many paramedics, physios, cleaners and porters - although members of...
