Doctors strike called off in Scotland as union backs latest pay deal.
Scotland’s resident doctors have averted a significant industrial action, with the British Medical Association (BMA) union announcing the suspension of a planned four-day strike and recommending its members accept a…
Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say
MPs have delivered a scathing indictment of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), declaring that prolonged delays in processing disability benefit claims, with some individuals languishing for over a…
Amnesty bins installed at Birmingham hospitals after knives found.
Knife amnesty bins are being strategically installed outside major hospitals in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, a vital initiative prompted by the alarming discovery of weapons within hospital grounds. Health workers…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records.
In a move poised to revolutionize personal health management and spark significant debate around data privacy, OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Health, a groundbreaking new feature designed to analyze users’ medical…
How do cold health alerts work and what do the different levels mean?
Amber health alerts, signalling a significant impact on health and social care services due to cold weather, have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) across all of…
Flu bouncing back after Christmas mixing, says NHS
Christmas gatherings may have caused a resurgence in flu and other winter viruses, NHS leaders have warned, as a sharp increase in hospital admissions threatens to overwhelm already strained services.…
People coming off weight-loss injections risk fast weight gain
Slimmers who discontinue weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro or Wegovy face a significantly higher risk of rapid weight regain, regaining their lost pounds at a rate four times faster than…
Why my period made my gambling addiction worse
I couldn’t go 20 minutes without gambling – my period made it worse. Abbie Harvey’s gambling addiction was so severe that she could not drive for 20 minutes without pulling…
Wiltshire woman to walk 115km after surviving two heart attacks
Cathy Read, a resilient woman from Chippenham, Wiltshire, is embarking on an extraordinary 115km journey along the Camino Francés route in Spain this May, a testament to her courage and…
Endometriosis: ‘It’s like barbed wire,’ says woman on gynae waiting list.
‘My endometriosis pain is excruciating but I’m still waiting for surgery’ Laura Maguire, a 25-year-old from Londonderry, vividly describes the debilitating pain of endometriosis as akin to "barbed wire" constricting…
















