Somerset: Pioneering spine surgery helping patients to recover
He added: "Even a microscope technique would need up to a 2cm incision, but this camera is just 0.6cm thick,...
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‘Shocking’ lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain
"Existing services, usually outside healthcare, including support with mobility, debt management, trauma, and social isolation, can be helpful for people...
US health panel releases new breast cancer screening guidelines
"Our worry is that if now the USPS task force says (to screen at) 40 and every two years, we...
Baby born from three people’s DNA in UK first
Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, from the Francis Crick Research Institute, said: "It will be interesting to know how well the mitochondrial...
Emerade adrenaline pen users urged to swap brands
Dr Alison Cave, MHRA chief safety officer, said: "We are taking prompt action to protect patients, following detection of damage...
Lip fillers: Call for tighter regulation after botched treatments
"Anyone considering a cosmetic procedure should reflect fully on the possible impact of the procedure on both their physical and...
New GP plan asks more patients to use pharmacies
Dr Chris Castle, a GP in Portchester, close to the city, agrees, saying increasing access will actually come at a...
Ambulance staff to strike in south-east England
"Most unions on the NHS Staff Council voted to accept our pay offer and we hope the unions who choose...
Charlotte Henshaw: Paralympic champion on challenges of being an athlete with endometriosis
Charlotte Henshaw reveals her struggles with diagnosing endometriosisAn athlete's life is very structured: a series of careful plans, built around...
World not ready for next pandemic, says Bupa boss
"Large stockpiles alone aren't enough: the PPE we have must be fit for use. The medical workforce is diverse, which...
New mums missing out on mental health services, report finds
"My mood started to change and I started to feel quite low," Eleanor told Newsnight. "I was sleeping a lot...
Medicinal cannabis helps cancer pain – study
The researchers, from McGill University, in Montreal, Harvard Medical School, in Boston and the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin,...
Government on brink of giving NHS staff 5% pay rise
If the majority give the pay award their backing, it will trigger ministers to sanction the rise and one-off payment,...
Two hospitals broke law by denying abortion – US health officials
"While many state laws have recently changed, it's important to know that the federal EMTALA requirements have not changed, and...
Nurses out on strike in half of England’s NHS
Then on Tuesday, Unite members at South Central, South East Coast and West Midlands ambulance trusts alongside workers at The...
Critical hospital services can call in striking nurses
"These mitigations do not represent a return to standard staffing," said Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England. "The...
Sudanese NHS doctor finally allowed to return to UK
Despite this, doctors in the country say 74 people have been killed this week in the western Darfur region, and...
Great Ormond Street Hospital has serious concerns over strike staffing
Mat Shaw, chief executive of GOSH, said: "We respect the right of our staff to take part in lawful industrial...
