NHS

Health

Acne drug might be causing suicide, regulators re-examine drug safety

12 patients who had been prescribed the acne medicine Roaccutane passed away in 2019, forcing the regulators to re-examine the safety of the drug.

Dec 27, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Health

NHS to offer cancer patients pre-treatment fitness training to boost recovery

NHS will be launching a pilot programme in 2020 where cancer patients will receive a three-week fitness training to boost their recovery time after treatment.

Dec 26, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

Cancer United Kingdom

Health

Doctor misdiagnoses paediatric cancer to make money off of scared parents

The doctor misdiagnosed children with cancer to make parents pay for private treatment.

Dec 18, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

London Cancer

Health

Mumps outbreak linked to anti-vax campaigns since the 90s

Students across the UK are being diagnosed with mumps since many of them had not received the MMR vaccine.

Dec 12, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Politics

UK election campaign enters final rounds with Brexit on the line

Johnson is hoping to regain the Conservative majority lost by his predecessor Theresa May in the last election.

Dec 9, 2019

By James Pheby

Elections Jeremy Corbyn Brexit European Union Donald Trump

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds visit temple

Society

Carrie Symonds drapes a sari and visits Hindu temple with Boris Johnson to kick off campaign

The British prime minister has not been seen publicly with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in over a month.

Dec 8, 2019

By Barnali Pal Sinha

Elections Brexit European Union

Society

Healthcare battles Brexit as top UK election issue

The state-run National Health Service (NHS) provides free taxpayer-funded treatment for all, which is often criticised but fiercely defended.

Dec 6, 2019

By Robin Millard

Elections Brexit

Crime

Contaminated organ transplant claims life and leaves two seriously ill

A negligent NHS doctor failed to prevent contamination during organ removal from a donor, leading to three recipients suffering botched organ transplants.

Nov 21, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Health

World's first male birth control method close to approval in India

Indian researchers have completed a clinical trial of an injectable male contraceptive which is now awaiting Drugs Controller's approval.

Nov 20, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

India United Kingdom

Health

Fungal contamination causes paracetamol recall

Clinics, doctors and pharmacists have been asked to return suspected tainted batches of M&A Pharmachem paracetamol to suppliers.

Nov 13, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Health

Approval of cannabis-based medicines for epilepsy and multiple sclerosis not enough

Two cannabis-based medicines have been approved. However, campaigners say that thousands of patients who need cannabis-based drugs are left waiting.

Nov 11, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Health

Tick-borne brain swelling virus detected in the UK

Researches have found encephalitis causing virus in the UK for the first time.

Oct 30, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Technology

NHS Pagers may have your medical data: Report

Unprotected pager messages are broadcasting personal health data of people across the UK.

Oct 30, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Health

Cambridges and Sussexes popularity crashes Every Mind Matters website

The Every Mind Matters website was unable to handle the traffic generated by the appearance of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan together.

Oct 8, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

Prince William Prince Harry Meghan Markle Kate Middleton Queen Elizabeth II British Royal Family

Health

Harry, Meghan, Kate and William set to reunite for mental health awareness film

The Sussexes and the Cambrides will be seen together after a long time as the "Fab Four" are set to be seen in a film for an NHS mental health campaign.

Oct 7, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

Prince William Prince Harry Meghan Markle Kate Middleton British Royal Family

Society

Man loses right testicle after NHS doctor mucks up routine surgery

A man has to have his right testicle removed after a 30-minute surgery went wrong.

Sep 27, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

Health

Which are the best drugs to treat depression and what are the side effects?

A landmark study has found that antidepressants are effective and more people should take them. Amitriptyline is the most effective drug while Prozac performed relatively badly.

Feb 22, 2018

By Josh Robbins

Crime

Jury weeps over baby boy abused so badly his legs had to be amputated, parents sentenced to 10 years

A baby boy who was just 41-days-old at the time has had both his legs amputated after suffering abuse from his parents.

Feb 19, 2018

By James Hetherington

"No Ifs, No Buts, No NHS Cuts" - Thousands March On Downing Street Over NHS Crisis

Society

'I'll be eternally grateful': #LoveYourNHS trending as people share appreciation on Valentine's Day

A week after the UK united over Trump's claim that the NHS is "going broke and not working" people are sharing their stories with the #LoveYourNHS Twitter hashtag.

Feb 14, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Twitter

NHS planning for hospital closures and other cutbacks to meet increasing demand and fight health budget deficit

Society

NHS urges relaxing of visa rules for overseas doctors to help 'unsustainable workloads' at hospitals

Doctors from EEA are being blocked from entering the UK after Home Office Tier 2 visa quotas were reached two months in a row.

Feb 13, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Brexit

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