International Women’s Day: UTI testing ’50 years out of date’
Dr Hayhurst has received a £50,000 Women in Innovation Award to further her work, but also in recognition of her...
Health
Covid vaccines not linked to deaths, major US study finds
Dr Elizabeth Phillips, a professor of medicine, at Vanderbilt University, who was not involved in the study, said: "Reassuringly, the...
Scans reveal how Covid may change the brain
Lead author Prof Gwenaelle Douaud, from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, at the University of Oxford, said: "We were...
Covid in Scotland: Fourth jab rolled out for most vulnerable
"Vaccination has been our most effective tool against coronavirus. However, the degree of protection offered wanes over time, which is...
Mandibuloacral dysplasia: ‘You feel guilty not wanting her to get older’
The parents of a five-year-old girl have said they believe she is the only child in the world to have...
Jack Ritchie inquest: Gambling addict help ‘woefully inadequate’
Speaking on the steps of Sheffield Town Hall, where the inquest was held, his mother Liz Ritchie said: "Jack was...
More support needed for GPs to treat eating disorders
"The difficulty with eating disorder patients is they don't often present in a crisis, and they are generally not underweight,...
Compulsory Covid jabs for care home staff scrapped
There will be outrage from those who say they had to leave their job when the policy began, meaning anyone...
Ukraine conflict: How to help yourself, your kids, and others
This doesn't always lead to anxiety, but the NHS and Anxiety UK agree on some key ways to avoid it:...
Covid-19: ‘Clear evidence’ of PPE shortages across NI during pandemic
In a statement, the Department of Health said the report detailed the scale of the efforts to secure PPE supplies,...
UK has highest lung disease deaths in Western Europe – study
The academic study found that admission rates increased from 1,535 to 3,143 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2019, before...
The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep
Melatonin, the hormone that promotes sleep and which rises in the evening, comes from a dietary amino acid called tryptophan....
Covid: Five things we still need to keep an eye on
Why is it important? Some scientists think this is the single most important issue in the months ahead. We are...
Covid: Millions of vaccine doses destroyed in England
"With that being the case, it is urgent that the government delivers on its pledges of 6,000 more GPs and...
Hair salon for autistic children opens in Sheffield
A hair salon in Sheffield has created a specialised room to help autistic children get their hair cut in a...
England extends at-home abortion pill offer
"Over the next six months we will continue, along with medical experts, to reiterate to the government that removing access...
Covid and flu jabs could be given at same time in the autumn
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Dr Phil White, chairman of the BMA's Welsh GP committee, said:"While GPs expect, and are...
New sickle cell treatment given to first patients in England
Dr Bola Owolabi, NHS director of health inequalities, who also works as a GP in the Midlands, said: "It's fantastic...
