Health

Breast cancer: Trial to diagnose patients more quickly

Charity Breast Cancer Now said it welcomed the government’s focus on ensuring more people get referred to a specialist more quickly when they...

Sharp rise in vaping among young adults who never regularly smoked

Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of campaign group Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) said the findings could be a cause for concern and...

Who can get an NHS Covid jab this autumn?

A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public. The cost varies...

The places with the worst GP shortages in England revealed

Satisfaction rates with GP services have plummeted to their lowest level on record and latest figures show one in six patients waiting more...

Brighton: Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

Health watchdog the Care Quality Commission looked at the deaths and concluded there had been no breach of regulations.University Hospitals Sussex said: “Our...

Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid

Mr Tilley, who works for South East Coast Ambulance Service, was giving evidence as a representative of the GMB union.In January 2021, at...

Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office for National Statistics says. Source link

Gateshead family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug

Annabel is now cancer-free with survival odds of 75%, but relapses of HRN have a "high mortality rate", Ms Ashmore said."With this particular...

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