Care services struggle with Omicron staff-sickness spike
"The continual drip-feed approach to funding, which, as a result of bureaucracy, fails to reach providers in a timely manner,...
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The alcohol-free ‘off-licence’ helping with Dry January
Laura Willoughby MBE gave up drinking 10 years ago because she felt it would take her to a dangerous place...
Covid: Hospital staff come in on days off to cover absences
Hospitals are under immense pressure due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, bringing emergency admissions and higher staff absences, alongside...
I thought Dad’s pig heart transplant was delirium
A US man, who has become the first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified...
Three ethical issues around pig heart transplants
Egypt's Dar al-Ifta, the country's central authority for issuing religious rulings, has said in a fatwa that pig heart valves...
Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO
In eastern Europe, Poland reported that 100,000 people had died from the virus in the country since the start of...
Covid: Chile starts fourth vaccine dose amid rise in cases
The highly infectious Omicron variant is behind a surge in cases around the world, though studies suggest it is less...
First pig heart to human transplant is a game-changer, say surgeons
Surgeons at the University of Maryland in the US have successfully completed the world's first pig to human heart transplant....
Cancer: Early diagnosis ‘could have saved my mum’
The taskforce said typical symptoms varied, but red flags for less survivable cancers could include indigestion, abdominal pain, unexplained weight...
Covid: Fact-checking the doctor who challenged the health secretary
"On the internet, when things go viral, people tend to cherry-pick what they want," Dr Viz said, potentially leaving people...
PM on Covid testing: We’ll look at science over shortening isolation
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government will "look at the science" over possibly cutting the minimum Covid isolation...
Covid: Hospital boss admits they may lose staff over compulsory vaccines
"We will not make individuals be vaccinated," Dr Kay told the BBC's Sophie Raworth on the Sunday Morning programme. "We...
Covid vaccine: Pregnant women urged not to delay getting jab
Dr Jen Jardine, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, who is seven months pregnant and has had her...
King’s College boss says unvaccinated staff could lose jobs
The chief executive of King's College Hospital, Dr Clive Kay, has said unvaccinated staff could face redeployment or lose their...
Covid isolation period still under review – Zahawi
Education Secretary and former vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has said any plans to cut the Covid self-isolation period to five...
Look familiar? How rapid tests changed the pandemic
"It is absolutely not a get-out-of-jail free card, and you do need to continue to take precautions like mask wearing...
Covid: Visualising 150,000 UK coronavirus deaths
150,000 people in the UK have now died with Covid-19.It is a bleak, sobering figure after nearly two years of...
Covid: No need for a fourth jab yet, say UK advisers
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows...
