January 13th, 2021The government and the tobacco lobby are squaring up for another round of appeals and counter-appeals in the South African courts, over the state’s right to ban...
January 6th, 2021The British government, the NHS and the UK General Medical Council (GMC) need to reconsider their ‘unethical’ recruitment drive of overseas medical personnel,...
November 11th, 2020A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts. The study highlighted how the...
November 4th, 2020It's known that there are a variety and interplay of risk factors that determine vulnerability to and morality risk of the coronavirus, writes MedicalBrief. Scientists...
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...
