49 h. ago Patients left in agony after fake dentist 'used superglue' to attach teeth'

Emely Martinez, 35, is accused of leaving patients in agony with damaged teeth and dental infections after allegedly using cyanoacrylate glue, also known as superglue

Science

3 d. ago Off the Beatson Track raises over £230,000 for Beatson cancer charity

Beatson Cancer Charity’s flagship event Off the Beatson Track has raised an incredible £230,000 following this year’s walk, which took place on Sunday 24th August.

Economics

8 d. ago More than 52,000 cancer patients are left waiting too long for care, figures show

More than 52,000 cancer patients had to wait longer than they should have to be diagnosed and start treatment in the first six months of this year, figures reveal.

Science

1 week ago Top transgender surgeon left patient with deformed 'stub' penis that had to be chopped off, lawsuit alleges

Two transgender patients filed separate lawsuits against Dr. Curtis Cetrulo claiming their 'botched' operations left them with deformed genitals.

Science

1 week ago Huge breakthrough for cancer which hits 8,000 Britons a year: 'Treatment could double chances of survival'

It marks the first significant change to treatment of stage 4 bladder cancer-which accounts for one in ten cases-since the 1980s.

Events

1 week ago Treatment that can double bladder cancer survival rates available to 1,000 patients in England

People with disease that has spread have been found to live twice as long when given treatment hailed as ‘hopeful’More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.In England, 18,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, and only about 10% of people with stage 4 bladder cancer will survive five years or more after they are diagnosed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I met the creepy doctor charged with supplying drugs to tragic Matthew Perry'

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with supplying drugs to Matthew Perry, left one of his former patients 'with the creeps' after an 'odd' visit to his deserted surgery

Events

2 w. ago ‘Contradiction’ in figures makes health experts question NHS data

It comes as the NHS reported reductions in the waiting list for hospital care in England.

Science

2 w. ago NHS launches review after more than 10,000 knee replacement patients were fitted with a potentially faulty implant that left many immobile and addicted to painkillers

The part failed up to six-times more often than would usually be expected, requiring corrective surgery costing £10,000 to £30,000 a time.

Events

2 w. ago Review launched over reports of delayed response to faulty knee replacement part

BBC’s File on 4 said patients were left immobile and addicted to painkillers due to issues with the joint replacement.

Politics

3 w. ago A&E waits fuel 4,000 attacks on NHS staff a year: One worker is attacked every two hours in 'tinder box' hospitals as nurses face violence and gun threats

Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

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3 w. ago Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious

Eldery patients were left in ‘dark and noisy’ corridors in trust’s ‘gridlocked’ A&E

Science

3 w. ago Five common signs of colon cancer that are easy to miss and often ignored

Around 4,000 Scots are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year, but its symptoms are often not picked up on

Politics

3 w. ago Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?Hannah Clark got her first spray tan for her school prom and has never looked back. “I’m not proud of it, but I have used sunbeds,” says the 29-year-old graphic designer from Plymouth. Her goal is “that glow you get when coming back from holiday. You know, when you walk around and people say: ‘Oh, you look really healthy.’ It’s that feeling I’m chasing.”Clark is far from alone. On TikTok and Instagram, posts with the hashtag “sunbed” number more than 500,000. Last year, a survey from skin cancer charity Melanoma Focus found that 28% of UK adults use sunbeds, but this rose to 43% among those aged 18 to 25. This new generation of younger tanning obsessives will go to extreme lengths to darken their skin. Some track the UV index – the level of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation – and deliberately sit in the sun at the most dangerous times of day. Others use unregulated nasal tan...

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