NHS (National Health Service)
Diabetics with foot ulcers given ‘motivational interviews’ to change lifestyle
Health
Diabetic people with foot ulcers are being given “motivational interviews” under a three-year NHS trial that aims to change patients’ lifestyles and ...
Senior nurse and healthcare worker targeted people they disliked to make shifts easier
U.K.
Hospital workers who drugged stroke patients to make their shifts easier did so for “their own amusement”, a judge has said. Catherine ...
NHS to raise statin dosage in bid to slash cholesterol
Health
Two million people will be advised to boost their statin dose in order to slash their cholesterol levels under new NHS targets. ...
The complete guide to colds and flu
Health
What is the difference between a cold and the flu? Flu is typically more severe and develops quickly. If you feel unwell ...
Experts ask if rising obesity is cause as Caesarean births hit almost four in ten
Health
The proportion of babies born through Caesarean sections has climbed to almost four in 10 births, with experts believing rising obesity in ...
Norovirus surge forces hospitals to ban visitors as numbers jump 15pc in a week
Health
Hospitals have started banning visitors after a surge in the winter vomiting bug norovirus. Last week an average of 407 hospital beds ...
Scientists discover for the first time how nature ‘chisels away’ tissue to form fingers in the womb
Science
Fingers are formed from a blob of tissue that is “chiselled away” in the womb to reveal individual digits, a study has ...
GPs ought to have known that virtual appointments put patients at risk
Health
A national duty to protect the Elgin Marbles SIR – As a student in the 1960s, I hitchhiked around Greece with some ...
The need for GP appointments
Health
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) study showing that GP online or telephone appointments risk harming patients once again raises concerns over the ...
Britain is paying the deadly price for telling the public to ‘protect the NHS’
Health
One of the most controversial slogans during the lockdowns was telling people to stay home to “protect the NHS”. This was deeply ...