Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises
Health 2025-05-22 21:00
Ministers accept recommended pay awards above the 2.8% they previously budgeted for.
Horse charity calls on NHS to fund equine services
Health 2025-05-22 13:00
Horses for Wellbeing says the funding would see children get help before they "hit crisis point".
Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria
Health 2025-05-22 08:00
Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease.
Women with dense breasts should have extra NHS cancer scans, researchers say
Health 2025-05-22 08:00
Additional scans better tailored to spotting cancer in dense breasts could treble detection rates.
MP considered bladder removal over chronic UTI
Health 2025-05-22 05:00
Stoke-on-Trent South MP Allison Gardner says at one point she considered having her bladder removed.
Cross-sex hormones for under 18s could be restricted or banned
Health 2025-05-22 05:00
The government is "actively reviewing" private prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s, the High Court hears.
Attacked paramedics hope for swifter court justice
Health 2025-05-21 19:00
Jacob Hoy, who was attacked while on duty, says ambulance staff need faster prosecutions.
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
Health 2025-05-21 19:00
A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is "very low".
New brain tumour test a 'game changer', say experts
Health 2025-05-21 10:00
Scientists say the new method can diagnose the exact type of tumour within hours, rather than weeks.
Student suicide review says unis must act to stop more deaths
Health 2025-05-21 10:00
The government wants universities to check the safety of halls and reach out to families after a death.
