Category : Health

Covid booster vaccine available for most vulnerable

Some five million people in England are eligible for a spring booster, including those aged 75 and over.

Hormone replacement therapy and menopause: What you need to know about HRT

HRT can help with menopausal symptoms. If you're thinking about taking it, here's what you need to consider.

Covid testing scaled back further in England

It is part of the "living with Covid" approach that relies on vaccines to keep people safe.

NHS Highland reprimand for HIV patient email data breach

An error by NHS Highland led to all recipients of an email being able to see personal addresses.

NI waiting lists: Man feared cancer would spread after waiting months to be treated

David Reid says the health system has let him down as statistics show a rise in cancer waiting times.

Doctor suspended over 'porky sausages' insults

A tribunal finds Dr Colathor Eshwari's remarks amount to hostility over a Muslim colleague's faith.

Cancer blood test may 'prey on the worried well'

An oncologist questions the benefit of a firm charging more than £1,000 for a new cancer cell test.

The future of the NHS - what do the experts think?

Experts tell the new health secretary about the many challenges facing the NHS.

Blood tests may spare cancer patients chemo

A blood test which can detect cancer cells could spare patients unnecessary chemotherapy.

Regulator criticised over whistleblower response

Two reviews identified major failings by independent health regulator the Care Quality Commission.

Oxford hospitals: Mother's op delay concern over terminally ill son

Seb Dean, 18, has terminal cancer and is also one of only 11 people with a rare genetic condition.

NHS: Public satisfaction with health service drops to record low

Just 29% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns.

UK cosmetic procedure numbers recover after Covid

Breast augmentation remains the most popular procedure, figures from a national audit show.

Nitrous oxide: What is it and how dangerous is it?

How is laughing gas used and what does it do to your body?

Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas overdose left woman unable to walk

A 25-year-old says she was using 240 cannisters a week before being admitted to hospital.