13 h. ago Brits warned over 'faeces disease' spreading in Europe as six dead already

The potentially deadly infection, which spreads through poor hygiene and contaminated food, can cause serious liver damage - and hundreds have already fallen ill across one popular European destination

Events

55 h. ago Increasing breast cancer screenings could save hundreds of lives a year, researchers say

Around 700 lives a year could be saved with extra measures, researchers say

Science

55 h. ago Improved breast screening could find 3,500 more cancers a year in UK and save hundreds of lives

Extra scans for some women picked up early-stage cancers that remained 'hidden' during regular mammograms - more than trebling cancer detection.

Politics

59 h. ago Kate Garraway's 'shock' amid £800,000 debt battle as she faces £288,000 tax bill after husband Derek Draper's death and care costs

The presenter, 58, has openly discussed how she has been left with debts between £500,000 and £800,000 after caring for her late husband.

Economics

3 d. ago Delay in improving NHS maternity care ‘costs lives of hundreds of babies a year’

Baby charities’ report shows that high rates of stillbirth and neonatal death are not reducing quickly enoughA delay in improving NHS maternity care is costing the lives of hundreds of babies a year, analysis shows.At least 2,500 fewer babies would have died since 2018 if hospitals had managed to reduce the number of of stillbirths and neonatal and maternal deaths in England, as the government falls behind on its commitment to halve the rate of those three events. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Hundreds of lives could be lost each year due to ‘first aid fear’, charity warns

Many are hesitant to provide assistance during emergencies, new research shows

Events

4 d. ago ‘First aid fear’ is costing hundreds of lives a year as people afraid to act, charity warns

Many are hesitant to provide assistance during emergencies, new research shows

Events

7 d. ago UK hospital maternity unit 'restricted' as staff tell security 'block the doors'

The NHS University Hospitals of North Midlands confirmed access to its maternity unit is limited on Friday (May 16) but urged anyone with important healthcare needs to still attend

Events

7 d. ago UK hospital maternity unit 'restricted' as staff told security 'block the doors'

The NHS University Hospitals of North Midlands confirmed access to its maternity unit was limited on Friday (May 16) but urged anyone with important healthcare needs to still attend

Events

8 d. ago Legal battle over use of park for music festivals reaches High Court

Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals.

Events

8 d. ago Safety concerns found at maternity unit at major Scottish hospital as NHS health board given warning

The order for NHS Tayside has been made by the health watchdog.

Events

1 week ago My neighbour's bamboo is costing me thousands... but he doesn't care

Paul Wilkinson, based in New South Wales, told Yahoo News that he has spent almost $3,000 attempting to reverse the damage of a bamboo plant that he says his neighbour first planted five years ago.

Politics

2 w. ago A&E and maternity services under threat over ‘eye watering’ NHS savings targets

Politicans will have to back hospitals forced to make ‘difficult’ decisions on maternity and A&E

Events

2 w. ago Digitising NHS and adult social care ‘will cost £21bn over the next five years’

The Government has pledged to move services from analogue to digital as part of its ‘three shifts’ for the NHS.

Economics

2 w. ago NHS maternal mental health services slash funding despite soaring demand

NHS officials proposed to cut £3.6 million from specialist maternal mental health budgets

Sport

2 w. ago Assisted dying bill ‘will put pressure on vulnerable’ to end lives early, campaigners warn

A row has broken out over the £59.6m of health care cost savings identified in the government impact assessment for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation

Events

3 w. ago This man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times – now his blood could save lives

Tim Friede used to milk scorpions' and spiders' venom as a hobby

Events

3 w. ago NHS Lothian bosses apologise over 'toxic culture' with maternity staff

An investigation uncovered deep mistrust between NHS bosses and maternity staff with frontline staff saying they were silenced and strecthed to breaking point amind chronic shortages.

Events

3 w. ago In the US, not even $11,000 a month can buy you dignity at the end of your life

After watching my father’s struggle in a system that values profit over compassion, I wonder: how much longer will we accept a future where most of us lose our sense of human worth in old age?The last time I visited my father, I walked into his $11,000-a-month room in a posh assisted living residence and found him curled up on the floor. My sister Amy and I knelt down, touched him, and asked if he was okay.“I don’t know,” mumbled Dad, 96, a retired physician and lifelong outdoorsman. “I fell about 20 minutes ago and no one has come.” Continue reading...

Economics