In Mariupol, children bear the brunt of Vladimir Putin’s war
"Another boy," says the doctor, "a six-year-old, with shrapnel in his skull described - without any tears or emotion -...
Health
Covid: Rise in UK infections driven by BA.2 Omicron variant
Prof James Naismith, Director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, and Professor of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, said the high...
Covid-19: Is the world ready for a great re-opening?
Texas and Florida, two Republican states, have few, if any, mask requirements. Even Democratic-majority states, places that once had strict...
Endometriosis: The Thornaby woman who went undiagnosed for 12 years
For 12 years, Tara Doherty's endometriosis went undiagnosed.The 26-year-old, from Thornaby, started her periods when she was 10 years old...
Ukraine: The volunteers racing aid from the UK to the front line
Volunteers are racing medical supplies from the UK to the Ukrainian front line.Over two days, 1,000 miles and six countries,...
Pregnant women should be asked how much they drink
Dr Paul Chrisp, director of NICE's centre for guidelines, said: "This quality standard aims to improve the diagnosis and care...
Government overseen years of decline in NHS – MPs
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows...
Family anger over death of new mum lost in hospital
Katrina Parkes, head of the Scottish fatalities investigation unit of COPFS, said: "The decision not to hold a fatal accident...
Rosacea: ‘Your skin doesn’t define you’
Rosacea is a common but misunderstood condition that is thought to affect millions. It is incurable, and those who have...
Children’s gender services need transformation – review
Dr Cass says that the largest group of patients now referred to Gids are teenagers, registered female at birth, who...
Zoe Covid-tracking app loses government funding
In a statement posted on YouTube, epidemiologist Prof Spector said: "The UK government has informed us with just a few...
Pregnancy loss: ‘I just don’t think we’re being listened to’
The BBC spoke to four black women about their experiences with pregnancy loss in the US healthcare system. Miscarriage rates...
UK Covid inquiry draft terms of reference set out
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts, said there was much the NHS did well during...
Midwife struck off over Shropshire baby’s death
In noting the judgment and the action that has been taken, SaTH director of nursing Hayley Favell said: "We offer...
Winter Paralympics: ‘I chose to have my leg amputated after years of pain’
This week she made her debut at the Winter Paralympics. She finished 6th in her first event, the Super-G, and...
Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
In October 2021, surgeons in New York announced that they had successfully transplanted a pig's kidney into a person. At...
Stool tests might help spot early pancreatic cancer
This consistently identified patients with the disease, irrespective of how far it had progressed, suggesting that characteristic microbiome signatures emerge...
Hinchingbrooke Hospital patient sent ‘whistleblower’ letters
"The anonymous letters from the A&E staff, both past and present, are deeply concerning, especially given that they highlight the...
