Shop around on NHS app to shorten wait for treatment

IT upgrade will allow patients to exercise their right to choose where they are treated, ministers…

Promoting vapes to kids is ridiculous, says Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak says he is looking at strengthening marketing rules for e-cigarettes. Source link

Plant-based diets good for the heart

The effect is about a third that of a taking daily cholesterol-lowering statin, research suggests. Source…

Young mental health patients ‘at risk’ in child wards

The report said paediatric wards contained many self-harm risks, including ligature points, and that they were…

Health boss says obesity 'bigger health impact than Covid' long term

Weight issues are a growing threat to public health and the economy, a county director says.…

Is the past year’s spike in strike action here to stay?

Settlements such as this one have been occurring in so-called shortage sectors, such as driving buses,…

Watch: Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again

A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic…

First UK death linked to 'zombie' drug xylazine

There have been warnings in the US about its flesh-eating properties and role in 7% of…

Vaping: High lead and nickel found in illegal vapes

The lab tests also found compounds called carbonyls – which break down, when the e-liquid heats…

Essex GP struck off over 'sexually motivated' examination

A doctor appears at tribunal over the appointments with four female patients in 2016. Source link