3 h. ago NHS is facing the worst flu season ever... yet doctors are still planning their 'cruel' strike

The number of beds occupied by infected patients is already higher than ever for this time of year and rates are expected to pass the all-time high within days - with 'no peak in sight'.

Science

14 h. ago Top NHS doctor issues 'breaking point' alert as winter virus cases 'incredibly high'

The NHS has issued a 'flu-demic' alert as levels of the winter virus soar across England

Events

14 h. ago My son Antonio, 15, died with blood on his sheets and no privacy – NHS doctors failed him again and again

ANTONIO Galisi-Swallow was just 15 when he died in full view of strangers on a crowded hospital ward, his bedsheets covered in blood. The teen, from Rotherham, had only just undergone major open-heart surgery - but within days, his mum and dad were forced to watch him pass away. Antonio, who had Down syndrome, autism...

Events

28 h. ago Dad, 58, discovered he was dying when his GP made a passing comment – after horrifying NHS failure

NHS doctors failed to tell a man he was terminally ill and robbed him of the final months with his family, an investigation found. Dad and grandad Syd Chapman died aged 58 in 2022 from the incurable lung disease pulmonary fibrosis. Hospital medics neglected to tell him he had the condition and gave him “unfounded...

Events

39 h. ago ITV's Dr Amir Khan names 'most overlooked condition' that 'women hide well'

The NHS doctor explained how hormones can affect women's symptoms

Politics

40 h. ago BBC NHS doctor issues cancer warning to anyone with common cold symptom

The NHS GP and BBC Morning Live doctor explained what serious signs to look out for when suffering from a cold or the flu

Events

45 h. ago A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the worldIt was 2022, and my dad had just died from a rare blood disease. In the aftermath, I quit my PhD and moved back to London from Brighton. I coped by keeping incredibly busy. I regularly informed friends “I’m fine, actually”, as I threw myself into a new job in communications, went clubbing every weekend, picked up a side hustle selling secondhand clothes and got suspiciously invested in my gym routine. If I could just keep busy, I thought, perhaps I could drown out the growing tidal wave of grief.And it worked, until it just didn’t any more. I began to burst into tears randomly – during a work meeting, at the gym, on my commute – and everyone around me would politely pretend they didn’t notice the 28-year-old man weeping on the tube at 8.30am. I tried to pus...

Politics

52 h. ago NHS braced for 'devastating' winter as boss slams 'totally reckless' doctors striking days before xmas

The government is acting with 'insufficient urgency' to address the crisis of patients spending hours languishing on trolleys in corridors and cupboards, report says.

Sport

55 h. ago Fury as BMA boss shrugs off Christmas patient chaos fears ahead of five

A JUNIOR doctors leader yesterday dismissed as “sentimental” concerns that the latest wave of strikes will trap patients in hospital for Christmas. British Medical Association resident doctors will walk out for five days from December 17 - potentially causing havoc for patients waiting to be discharged. But BMA chair Dr Tom Dolphin dismissed appeals not...

Events

61 h. ago NHS doctor warns against taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and says 'too few realise'

Dr Mark Porter, an NHS GP, has issued a stark warning and said people should 'never' take aspirin unless it is prescribed

Events

64 h. ago How much resident doctors really earn as they strike over NHS pay

Doctors are striking against pay rises which they believe are below inflation; but how much do they earn and how do their salaries compare to other countries, and public services?

Events

66 h. ago Scots woman who coughed up blood makes urgent plea after brother died suddenly in sleep

Rebecca Elsdon, 34, said her brother's death remains a mystery but her own diagnosis a year later could shed some light on his tragic passing.

Events

69 h. ago 'My brother suddenly died in his sleep, then I started to cough up blood'

Rebecca had no idea if her sudden illness, aged 32, was linked to what happened to Andrew

Events

3 d. ago Resident doctors accused of ‘cynical attempt to wreck Christmas’ with fresh strike

The British Medical Association said the action will take place from 17 to 22 December

Events

3 d. ago Teenager, 19, died from rare blood clot caused by contraceptive pill after doctor told her to carry on taking it despite high blood pressure reading

Áine Rose Hurst, 19, collapsed and was rushed to Royal Bolton Hospital on Tuesday, March 11, where doctors found she had 'severe brain swelling' before she died two days later.

Events

4 d. ago Teen, 19, died from ‘rare’ blood clot caused by taking contraceptive pill

A TEENAGER died from a blood clot caused by taking a contraceptive pill, an inquest ruled. Áine Rose Hurst, 19, was taken to hospital in March after collapsing. Doctors found the clot fatally swelled her brain. Áine had been taking the Femodette contraceptive pill since 2020. But last year, a nurse told her to stop...

Events

4 d. ago Dr Amir Khan's health warning for cold feet and 5 signs to look for

NHS doctor Amir Khan revealed there are five signs to keep an eye out for when your feet feel cold as they could indicate an underlying health condition you might not realise

Events

6 d. ago NHS doctor's advice to 'please' stick to this GP appointment rule

The healthcare expert is asking patients to do one thing which could make it easier for people to get appointments

Politics

7 d. ago Over £11,000 raised in memory of beloved Hairmyres Hospital staff member

Joe Spiers, who worked at University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride, sadly died in September due to a rare blood cancer.

Economics

8 d. ago NHS doctor who praised Hamas attacks and arrived at tribunal hearing wearing 'celebratory' October 7 necklace is suspended for 15 months

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, has been suspended by over a series of alleged anti-Semitic and pro-terrorism comments she posted online.

Sport