NHS can’t fix what’s already broken: too many are flabby, fat and lazy
Doctors can only treat the patients in front of them. If Britons eat better and drink less, it could save the health service hundreds of billions of pounds
Which disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drugs are the most promising?
Many drugs in development aim to delay, slow or reverse symptoms, but which are causing the biggest stir?
This week England’s health spending watchdog rejected a new Alzheimer’s drug – the second such drug it has turned down...
White women most likely to get HRT prescriptions in England, study finds
Exclusive: 10-year study finds menopausal women of Chinese and black African backgrounds about 80% less likely to get HRT
Menopausal women of Chinese and black African backgrounds are about 80% less likely to receive...
Women in England with ‘worrying’ breast lumps to be referred directly to specialists
Trial forms part of government plans to expedite referrals for patients with cancer symptoms
Women who are concerned about lumps in their breasts will be able to book an appointment to see a specialist via...
Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers
Mionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes Streeting
The government will provide funding for a £120 blood test that has the potential to detect the 12 most common...
This mother made six attempts to raise the alarm about her sick toddler. Doctors told her he’d be fine. They were fatally wrong
The death of her son, Micah, highlights the danger of medics ignoring parental concerns. ‘It was like they were gaslighting us,’ says Keri-Sue McManus
On the morning...
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