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Updated 2025-04-22 17:30
Doctors' concern as mention of women reduced in NHS advice
Doctors say it may cause confusion but NHS Digital says the updated advice now has wider relevance.
Mum, 29, with inoperable brain tumour in plea for research
Laura Mahon, 29, gave birth at 30 weeks after being told she had an inoperable brain tumour.
Princess Alexandra Hospital A&E patients warned of 13-hour wait
The health secretary says a video of a nurse warning of delays is "not what anyone wants to see".
Sajid Javid pledges NHS leadership changes after review finds bullying
Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the findings are "stark" ahead of the report's publication later.
Community pharmacists speak out against rise in abuse and attacks
Staff say physical and verbal abuse is unacceptably common, and many now feel unsafe at work.
My son is profoundly deaf - but still passed a hearing test
Carrie-Ann Farquhar was told her young son had normal hearing, but years later he was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf.
A&E patients warned of seven-and-a-half hour wait
A nurse is filmed as she informs a packed accident and emergency waiting room of long delays.
Partygate: Sir Patrick Vallance says it is 'disappointing' No 10 broke rules
The government's chief scientific adviser says it was "really important" everyone stuck to the rules.
Law makes monkeypox a notifiable disease in England
Doctors will be required to notify their local council or health protection team about suspected cases.
Archie Battersbee 'likely brain stem dead', court told
A High Court judge is considering the case of Archie Battersbee, 12, who is on life support in hospital.
Ex-footballer Colin Gibson urges testing after dementia diagnosis
Colin Gibson says being diagnosed means "you know what you are dealing with".
Minimum unit price not changing alcoholics' habits
A report shows some of the poorest drinkers cut back on food when the unit price was set at 50p.
Innovative Medicines Fund launched to fast-track drugs
Patients in England will be able to get early access to promising new treatments.
Long Covid patients face lottery over treatment
Nurse leaders are concerned about access to care and support for those with long-term problems.
Tests show parts of Archie Battersbee's brain is dead, court told
A court considers the case of Archie Battersbee, 12, who is on life support in hospital.
More than 300 monkeypox cases now found in UK
Outbreaks of the rare virus are continuing to occur in many countries outside Africa.
Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Bad practices 'allowed to persist'
An inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital begins public hearings in Belfast.
Home birth: 'I just want to do it the old way'
Sarah Mullen is one of a growing number of women in Scotland who are choosing to give birth at home.
NHS nurse shortages a risk to safety, says Royal College of Nursing
Patients missing out on care and medicines as NHS struggles to fill posts across UK, staff say.
Monkeypox: Cases outside Africa rise to 780 in three weeks
WHO figures show confirmed cases tripled in a week, which is likely to be an underestimate.
Covid: Why do some vaccines protect you for longer than others?
Here's why you need more than one Covid jab.
Monkeypox outbreak mostly in young men in London
UK health officials say no one factor linking all the cases has been identified so far.
Violent incidents at GP surgeries double in five years
A senior GP warns that the steep rise is likely to have a "significant impact" on doctors and staff.
Shanghai lockdown: China eases Covid restrictions after two months
China's biggest city, a vital global trade hub, begins to relax crippling Covid restrictions.
Women can safely have fewer smears thanks to HPV test
Cervical screening is changing, but fewer checks will not mean more cancers missed, a study confirms.
Transplant success: Liver survives out of body for days
Surgeons successfully transplanted the donated organ into a patient who, a year on, is doing well.
Sperm donor fathered 15 children despite DNA condition
James MacDougall offered his sperm via social media but did not disclose his genetic syndrome.
The areas with the fewest GPs revealed
Shortage has left some areas of England having to cope with half the number of doctors than others.
Shrewsbury hospital: Man's bed death was avoidable, says coroner
Max Dingle, 83, died after his head became trapped in a bed at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
NHS waiting lists: Seven years to clear Covid backlog warning
A patient paid to diagnose slipped discs and is living in pain with private surgery costing £15,000.
Whittlesey care home residents died weeks after fears voiced in family meeting
Three families say they "objected to the poor care" before their relatives were taken to hospital.
Best exercise time may differ for men and women, study suggests
Women burned more body fat during morning exercise whereas evenings counted more for men.
Monkeypox infections rise as guidance advises cases to abstain from sex
Anyone who tests positive should abstain from sex while symptomatic and use condoms for eight weeks.
Emergency services: Attacks in Wales on workers up to almost 3,000
Frustrations with waiting times and drunk patients are thought to be behind the 5% increase.
Covid: Peterborough kidney patient still shielding
A 70-year-old kidney transplant patient is waiting for a drug to be reapproved.
Miscarriage: 'We had to put baby’s remains in fridge'
A couple who lost their baby say staff had no idea what to do for them when they arrived at A&E.
Peterborough school counsellor tells of her anorexia journey
Shama Hanif tells of her struggle with anorexia and how she has cast off the shame she once felt.
New calls for buffer zones around UK abortion clinics
Some medical leaders say protest-free areas are the "only way" to protect patients and staff.
Monkeypox wasn’t created in a lab - and other claims debunked
Conspiracies and memes shared during the Covid pandemic are cropping up again.
Hong Kong's Omicron crisis: ‘It took just 10 days for everyone to be infected’
More than half of those to die in the latest wave to hit Hong Kong were care home residents.
'Daughter's long Covid makes us prisoners in our own home'
Helen Goss calls for more help for children like Anna, 9, who is ill two years after catching Covid.
Monkeypox patients should avoid pet contact
Gerbils, hamsters and other rodents could be particularly susceptible to the disease, warn experts.
Covid infections continue to decline in UK
One in 60 people is infected with the virus, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Unexplained child hepatitis cases rise again in UK
Health officials are investigating a link with a common virus, as well as other factors.
Growing up in poverty: Rats, cockroaches and mould
Report's findings expose the widening regional health inequalities across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Covid in Wales: Hospital mask rule ends as emergency law expires
Masks will no longer be legally required in health and social care as all rules end on Monday.
Scandal-hit Nottingham maternity services ordered to improve
Maternity units, where Sarah Hawkins's baby and dozens of others died, are rated inadequate.
Court fight looms over Sainsbury's cat ban
An autistic man is suing the supermarket giant for refusing entry to his assistance cat.
Archie Battersbee judge to visit brain-damaged boy in hospital
Specialists treating Archie Battersbee, 12, say his treatment should end, but his parents disagree.
Monkeypox: First case confirmed in Northern Ireland
There are 90 cases to date in the UK according to the UK Health Security Agency.
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