NHS should welcome 'citizen whistleblowers'
Why the NHS should listen to people who see something amiss Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.
View Article'Cancer made me want mashed potato'
The strange effects of cancer on appetite Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.
View ArticleCare in the UK: The costs you face
As we live longer and with council budgets tight, the care system that supports us in our later years is under increasing pressure. Find out the costs you might face. Healthcare is the diagnosis,...
View ArticleBed-bug DNA scanned for vulnerabilities
Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the bed bug to help work out how to eliminate the pest, which has been developing resistance to existing insecticide sprays. Healthcare is the diagnosis,...
View ArticleCan you save lives with 'big data'?
Can you save lives by analysing huge amounts of data? Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.
View ArticleBacteria 'see' like tiny eyeballs
Biologists discover how bacteria sense light and move towards it: the entire single-cell organism focuses light like a tiny eyeball. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease,...
View ArticleRise in child 'gender issue' referrals
The number of children referred to the NHS with gender identity issues has increased dramatically in recent years, new figures show. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease,...
View ArticleRoutine operations target is missed
The target for routine operations in England, such as hip and knee ops, has been missed for the first time. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other...
View ArticleOver-65s 'living longer than ever'
People in England are living longer than ever before in older age, a report from Public Health England says, although there are variations across the country. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment,...
View ArticleGSK fined for deals with competitors
The pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and some generic drugs firms have been fined for being anti-competitive. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness,...
View ArticleNHS Wales 'no better or worse' than UK
The NHS in Wales appears to be performing no better or worse than the rest of the UK, a major international review finds. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness,...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Dramatic rise' in breast cancer diagnoses
New figures from the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry show there has been a dramatic rise in the numbers of women being diagnosed with breast cancer over the last 20 years. Healthcare is the diagnosis,...
View ArticleZika brain defect link confirmed "soon"
The World Health Organization says it expects to decide within a few weeks if there is a link between Zika and microcephaly in newborns. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Creeping paralysis fear for Zika patients
The Zika virus has moved north to Colombia where it is being linked by some doctors to cases of paralysis. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other...
View ArticleAlzheimer's preventative drug hope
Cambridge scientists have detected a number of drugs which could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, acting like statins for the brain. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of...
View ArticleColombia: A nation concerned over Zika
Colombia's experience of the Zika virus Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.
View ArticleRowena Kincaid: My letter to cancer
Rowena Kincaid tells the disease determined to take her life she will not go down without a fight Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical...
View ArticleNHS watchdog to 'use Facebook comments'
Comments on social media will be used by England's health regulator to gather information on possible NHS failings, it is reported. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease,...
View ArticleDoctors' dispute 'could become a war'
The dispute over the imposition of a new contract for junior doctors "could become a war" between NHS staff, employers and the government, a union warns. Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ancient recipe could be modern cure
A 1000 year old Anglo Saxon medical book has been found to contain a recipe which could help fight against MRSA Healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and...
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