September 30th, 2020As a UK public inquiry into contaminated blood products in the 1980s that has caused thousands of deaths, a new TV documentary examines what has been called the biggest...
Almost a million British women have missed a breast cancer screening appointment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Guardian reports a charity has estimated. Breast...International
Public Health England has urged the populace to get vaccinated against flu in the light of its research that suggests the risk of death more than doubled for people...Coronavirus
A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94% sensitivity, and 100% specificity in a new study. The work was led by scientists from Imperial College London....International
National Health Service (NHS) bosses in the UK have sent a letter to GPs to remind them to offer face-to-face appointments where necessary, sparking an angry response...Harm Reduction
The Royal College of Psychiatrists warned this week that addiction services in England are not equipped to treat the eight million people who are drinking at high risk...Weekly Roundup
Cancer care across the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) was already at “crisis level” before the emergence of COVID-19, due to a shortage of specialist nurses...
September 2nd, 2020Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive should be advised to avoid caffeine because the evidence suggests that maternal caffeine consumption is associated with...
Thousands of people will be offered a soup-and-shakes weight-loss plan on the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to tackle the rise of type 2 diabetes, reports The...
August 26th, 2020Care homes in the UK were asked by some National Health Service managers and GPs to place blanket “Do not resuscitate’ (DNR) orders on all their residents at the...
