New mothers who died of herpes could have been infected by one surgeon
More than a year after the women's deaths, the families each received a letter from the coroner, Katrina Hepburn, saying there...
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Children in care in England could hit almost 100,000 by 2025
The CCN's lead for children and Conservative leader of East Sussex County Council, Keith Glazier, said with local authorities spending...
Sajid Javid: ‘Medical device racial bias not acceptable’
A review into whether medical devices are equally effective regardless of the patient's ethnicity has been ordered by Health Secretary...
Austria to go into full lockdown as Covid surges
But now in Bavaria, which borders Austria, state premier Markus Söder has gone further, declaring a "de facto lockdown for...
Covid: UK government wasn’t ready for pandemic, report finds
The report said the government missed the opportunity to learn from previous large-scale pandemic simulations it carried out as far...
Postnatal depression in dads: ‘I didn’t know men could struggle too’
Becoming a father can be the happiest time in a man's life, but for some it can bring unexpected feelings...
Covid cases highest in younger children in England
"Socialising indoors in places with poor ventilation increases the risk of infection. Help protect yourself and loved ones by opening...
Covid passes may be used to keep pubs open at Christmas
"The worst-case scenario for us is we would have to introduce a way of checking the Covid passes, whether that...
Government changes rules on social care cap
Liz Kendall, Labour's shadow social care minister, raised the issue in the Commons, and released a statement, saying: "This small...
‘We’re not battle-axes’, say GP receptionists
Part of the problem, say GPs, is that general medicine is increasingly complex. A decade ago patients with arthritis, for...
Dyson Award winners: Glaucoma glove and bottle scanner
The third prize went to Joseph Bentley, 22, from Loughborough University, whose rapid emergency actuating tamponade (React) device - designed...
Postpartum depression: A deaf mum’s story
Having a baby can have a huge and sometimes unexpected effect on a parent’s mental health. But have you ever...
Over-40s Covid booster due to ‘waning’ protection
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has said that "waning" protection against Covid, has led to a recommendation that everyone over the age...
Mental health: Man’s train station sign aims to change lives
A 23-year-old man who stands at Leeds Railway Station with a sign explaining that "It's OK to talk" said one...
Covid vaccine ‘waning immunity’: How worried should I be?
The greater risk of needing hospital care or even of dying is concentrated in the elderly. The overwhelming majority of...
Covid: ‘No reason’ not to give boosters to under-50s
The UK has experienced a high number of cases since July, ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 new cases daily. Prof...
Covid: Dutch partial lockdown to tackle surge in infections
Latest daily figures on Friday showed 16,287 new Covid cases, just short of Thursday's record but up a third on...
Paramedic jailed for North West Ambulance Service defibrillator theft
Sutherland, who worked for NWAS from 1996 to 2019, went to ambulance stations in Bootle and Kirkby in Merseyside and...
