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Up to 31% of global population estimated to have metabolic syndrome due to three or more unhealthy traitsMillions of middle-aged adults who are overweight with even slightly raised blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose levels are about a third more li…
Consultants on picket line raise concerns over staffing as latest figures show rise in NHS vacanciesConsultants in England who returned to the picket line on Thursday for a 48-hour stoppage have said it is “not part of our DNA to be on strike” but insi…
Exclusive: Former Countess of Chester CEO says senior figures at hospital failed to disclose key informationFamilies of Lucy Letby’s victims were treated “appallingly” by hospital executives who failed to disclose key information after her murders, the…
BMA announces longest-ever strike action by senior doctors, as 48-hour stoppage begins on ThursdayThe NHS faces another winter of discontent after senior doctors announced their longest-ever strike action to take place in October.The British Medical As…
Hopes guidance could help diagnose colorectal cancer faster and cut NHS waiting times for colonoscopiesAt-home faeces tests could spare tens of thousands of people in England and Wales from having to undergo invasive procedures to rule out bowel cancer…
Lloyd Odain was subjected to discrimination, including monkey chants, in 2019 while working for the serviceHM Prison and Probation Service has paid an undisclosed settlement to a former contractor who endured racial discrimination and harassment, inclu…
Inquiry finds, however, that charity acted lawfully in challenging government’s asylum policy through courtsCare4Calais, a refugee charity providing humanitarian aid to thousands of migrants living in appalling conditions in northern France, has been c…
Health agency reports about one in eight teenagers old enough to start college have missed out on free MenACWY vaccinationStudents heading to university should make sure they are vaccinated against four potentially deadly types of meningitis, health ex…
Profession faces long task to reassure families and patients that crimes and apparent failings will not be repeatedAt hospitals around the UK nurses continue to pull on fresh scrubs and prepare for another day caring for patients. But many have been “r…
Official data shows there were 1,051 deaths due to drug misuse in 2022 – a drop of 279 on the previous yearUK politics live – latest updatesScotland’s drug deaths remain almost three times higher than for the UK as a whole, despite the country recordin…