Tory v Tory: Badenoch and Nokes in menopause debate
Two Conservative MPs clashed in a debate on whether the menopause was a disability and both accused the other of...
Health
Matt Hancock disputes claim he rejected care home Covid advice
In one message, dated 14 April, Mr Hancock reportedly told aides that Sir Chris Whitty, the chief medial officer for...
Medical body NICE backs online mental health treatments
Using a series of modules on topics related to depression, online programmes such as Beating the Blues and Deprexis offer...
Britain’s guide dog shortage: Volunteers increase after BBC story
BBC Correspondent Sean Dilley told the story of his last walk with his guide dog Sammy in September 2022. Sammy...
The ‘smart suit’ that is changing children’s lives
A new piece of technology has been created for the benefit of thousands of children in the UK living with...
Covid inquiry: Race should be at its core, say campaigners
It has been signed by 26 other organisations - a mix of equality campaigners, such as the Joint Council for...
NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog
Dr Salwa Malik, 38, an A&E consultant and vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: "I would say...
Rod Stewart pays for scans at NHS hospital to cut waiting lists
The singer said he did not want this gesture to be a one-off, and said: "If this is a big...
Brexit: Medicine supply issues ‘due to Northern Ireland Protocol’
It said: "Our witnesses pointed out that the problems with medicine supply to Northern Ireland are part of a wider...
Nasal decongestant safety review due to rare brain risk
Prof Claire Anderson, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said: "When new risks come to light it can be worrying...
How hospitals could avoid future PPE chaos
He and a colleague, Prof Hywel Morgan, both later won an MBE for their work producing the respirator, but despite...
Derby maternity deaths may have been prevented – report
"We have already addressed the report's immediate recommendations, including refining our existing major haemorrhage guidance and enhancing our emergency bleep...
Big rise in long-term sick hitting UK workforce
One of the report authors, Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, said: "The pandemic made clear the links between health and economic prosperity,...
Breast cancer: Living life after treatment
It included six rounds of chemotherapy, 15 sessions of daily radiotherapy, a year of targeted therapy of the wonder drug...
Junk food: Wales may ban unhealthy meal deals to tackle obesity
Dan Hegarty, 45, added: "I would say it's a little ridiculous. We live in a city where there is a...
Why are NHS staff striking and what should patients do?
For the first time, key areas such as critical care, dialysis, paediatric accident and emergency and chemotherapy will not be...
Little evidence to support health claims made on formula milk
Dr Ka Yan Cheung and Loukia Petrou analysed products from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia,...
NHS Wales: Patient in hospital for weeks due to social care backlog
This week, nearly 96% of all acute beds in the Welsh NHS were occupied, which is the highest figure ever...
