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Covid inquiry: Five things we learned last week

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 06:22
Senior politicians from the Scottish and UK governments gave evidence on the inquiry's third and final week in Edinburgh.

Online GP access leaves patients lost, says report

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 06:01
Healthwatch Surrey says many people are left feeling helpless and lost with online services.

Improvement in cancer survival rates slowing down

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 00:03
The number of people beating the disease was rising five times faster in the 2000s.

Patient 'reborn' after priority lung transplant

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 00:03
Georgie Cooper says: "It was amazing to feel the air in my lungs after my transplant."

New treatment hope for blood cancer patients

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 14:42
A new injection can help the immune system to attack and destroy cancerous cells.

Flu cases hit new winter high in England

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 13:24
The NHS warns it is still "in the thick" of a challenging winter, as flu cases surge.

Women on gynae waiting lists 'feel abandoned'

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 10:26
A review of gynae services in NI finds that more than 37,000 women are on hospital waiting lists.

Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:55
A single dose of gene therapy was enough to stop the painful swelling attacks caused by angiodema.

BRCA tests to be offered to Jewish people to detect cancer risk

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 00:03
NHS England says it wants to test 30,000 Jewish people over the next two years for faulty BRCA genes.

Edenfield Centre: Vulnerable patients denied human rights - review

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:50
A report finds failings at Edenfield mental health unit after BBC Panorama exposed patient mistreatment.

What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 11:46
The second round of public hearings examined how ministers made decisions during the pandemic.

Sturgeon: I did not take Covid decisions for political reasons

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 08:14
Scotland's former first minister says none of her decisions were based on trying to advance the cause of independence.

Record Dry January saved the average person £118

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 00:05
This January was the driest in history with a survey suggesting one in five drinkers gave up alcohol.

Pharmacists to prescribe drugs for minor illnesses

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 00:03
Chemists can now prescribe antibiotics and other treatments without patients seeing a doctor.

West Midlands has 75% of England's measles cases

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 17:30
A consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA said the outbreak in the region "remains a concern".

Covid inquiry: John Swinney manually deleted texts to Nicola Sturgeon

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 16:50
The ex-deputy first minister says he will apologise "unreservedly" if he "misunderstood" messaging policy.

Mollie Pearce from The Traitors on her disability 'double whammy'

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:55
Mollie Pearce opens up about life in the castle with a stoma bag called Sid and limb difference.

Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:38
The company intends for such chips to eventually help tackle complex medical conditions.

Skin cancer blood test trial 'possibly saved my life'

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 06:24
Doctors at The Christie in Manchester used a blood test to help decide on José Sotorrio's treatment.

NHS adds digital prescriptions to app after successful trial

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 00:00
Every digital order fulfilled will save the GP three minutes, NHS Digital says.

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