Nearly all NHS trusts failing to hit cancer target
Health 2025-11-11 14:00
Experts say patients are being harmed by cancer diagnosis and treatment delays.
Surgical menopause like a 'hormonal cliff edge'
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.
You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment?
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
New flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.
Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.
Nursing watchdog 'should've acted faster on Letby'
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
Lucy Letby was free to work without any restrictions imposed by the regulator until she was charged.
Hospital failings continued after Alice Figueiredo death, leaked documents show
Health 2025-11-10 18:00
Four months after a young woman died in a mental health unit, another patient tried to harm herself in similar circumstances, leaked documents show.
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
Health 2025-11-08 06:00
The Nobel Prize winner felt ostracised by the scientific community over his comments on race and intelligence.
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
Health 2025-11-07 22:00
Thousands of offshore workers are too heavy for the limitations of helicopter winch systems.
