More results...
Prescribing of non-addictive drug in England clustered in London and West Midlands, with cheaper alternative issued far more oftenTens of thousands of prescriptions have been issued in England for a promising and non-addictive new sleeping pill, but do…
Researchers say social media myths drive ‘nocebo effect’ of side-effects that are real but psychological in origin Social media misinformation about the contraceptive pill is encouraging women to view it so negatively that many give it up, a study has …
Research finds children as young as nine in England and Wales taken to A&E because of lack of specialist suitesChildren as young as nine detained under the Mental Health Act are spending hours in NHS accident and emergency departments under police …
As House of Lords prepares to debate bill, Hospice UK says sector needs adequate funding for end-of-life careHospices are “on the brink” and two in five are making cuts this year despite the importance of end-of-life care if assisted dying becomes lega…
Warning follows news of US drugmaker Merck’s decision to scrap planned £1bn London research centreSir John Bell, a prominent scientist who brought business and government together during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, has warned that other big pharmaceu…
Caesareans drive rise in assisted deliveries as experts warn of complex pregnancies linked to age, obesity and other conditionsMore than half of women having a baby in Britain now do so with the help of medical intervention, an audit of NHS maternity c…
Jamie Pearson killed himself in toilet at Blackpool Victoria hospital after being admitted over painkiller overdoseThe death of a 27-year-old man who killed himself in a hospital toilet after waiting 22 hours to be seen by the mental health team was “c…
More than 1,000 patients to take part in trial to see if the approach leads to faster and more reliable diagnosesDoctors have launched a clinical trial of a £100 blood test for Alzheimer’s disease in the hope of transforming diagnosis of the devastatin…
Both policies have been criticised for being too simplistic, and the star regime was eventually scrapped, will Wes Streeting’s update work?The Department of Health and Social Sare (DHSC) was glowing in its description of the league tables by which all …
Findings of CQC survey from November 2024 lead experts to say waiting in such settings has become normalisedCorridor care has become the new normal in England, experts have said, as a national survey found that one in five patients admitted to hospital…