HEALTH

A new preventative breast cancer drug has been licensed and approved. It will soon be distributed to those at a higher risk of the disease on the NHS.

Entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of DECIEM, The Ordinary, Niod and other skincare brands, Nicola Kilner, speaks of her co-founder Brandon Trauxe's struggle with substance abuse.

Similar surgeries have been unsuccessful in the past because the human body rapidly rejects animal organs.

The piece explores seven stress tests designed to help individuals gauge their stress levels effectively.

A reported £21 million is being allocated to 64 NHS trusts across England to deploy cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools in hospitals.

The statement from the former prime minister came during a meeting with then-chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2020.

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world, which is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Nigerian women each year.

The virus was detected in a bird called brown skua on Bird Island in South Georgia.

Induction chemotherapy was tested over the span of a decade on 500 patients with cervical cancer at medical facilities in the UK, Mexico, India, Italy, and Brazil.

The new therapy, known as glofitamab or Columvi®, has been approved by both the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The UK government is looking for new innovative "AI Discriminations" tackling ideas from UK companies that can be used in healthcare and open use cases through the Fairness Innovation Challenge.

NHS administrators are sounding the alarm, declaring the system as "running hot" and grappling with the highest waiting list figures on record since August 2007.

The decision comes on the heels of the government's gambling white paper released in April, outlining measures to enhance player protection and reduce the risk of addiction in the age of smartphones.

Despite a decline in bedbug spread during the COVID-19 crisis due to closures of hotels and travel restrictions, the reopening of the world has seen dormant populations bouncing back, albeit not yet to pre-pandemic levels.

Researchers have discovered that machine learning models in healthcare, despite their success, can sometimes become victims of their own achievements.

The initiative, aimed at easing the pressures on the National Health Service (NHS) this winter, encompasses a wide range of groundbreaking solutions, including the expansion of 3D checks for quicker cancer tests and innovative logistics methods involving the use of drones.

Consumption of the popular beverage may be causing depression and anxiety in young adults.

With 25 per cent of Gen Z admitting to buying a new single-use vape every day, the UK government have launched a public consultation that paves the way for the first smoke-free generation.

The rise in the number of individuals seeking care for non-emergency complaints such as sore throats, insomnia, coughs, and earaches is creating significant challenges for healthcare providers.

Bedbugs are parasitic insects that feed on blood and are mostly active in the dark at night.

54-year-old nurse Catherine Hudson has been found guilty of mistreating patients on a hospital stroke unit by administering sedatives to "keep them quiet and compliant" for what she described as an "easy life."

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are complex mental health conditions with deep emotional roots.

The UK Health Security Agency has launched a new ONS study to understand the changes in COVID-19 in the winter months and lower the burden of the NHS.

A reported 75,000 staff who work under Kaiser Permanente have united in a huge strike action, impacting nearly 13 million patients in a call for better wages and working hours.

The proposal was first introduced by former Barnardo's chief executive Javed Khan during former UK prime minister Boris Johnson's term.

Gestational diabetes is a global health concern affecting nearly 3 million pregnant women annually, characterised by elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy.

Sunak's government also wants to restrict the availability of disposable vapes.

The news was welcomed by women's rights and anti-woke campaigners alike – while a spokesperson from the LGBT charity Stonewall said that the proposals are an attempt by the secretary of state to "look busy".

NHS is caught in the crossfire of a bitter dispute between the NHS leadership and the BMA. The contention arose after the NHS accused the BMA of leveraging a threat to withdraw "voluntary" emergency cover unless hospitals cancelled planned surgeries.