15 h. ago Patients with brain cancer express disappointment after drug rejected for NHS

Patients who have taken the drug in clinical trials report remarkable results, including their tumours shrinking.

Science

23 h. ago Brain surgeon arrested after 'letting daughter, 12, drill into patient's skull'

The neurosurgeon and doctor appeared at Graz-East District Court on Tuesday, both pleading not guilty to minor bodily harm following the incident that allegedly unfolded last year

Science

30 h. ago Brain surgeon arrested after 'allowing daughter, 12, to drill into patient's skull'

The brain surgeon is accused of allowing her 12-year-old daughter to drill a hole in the skull of a man who was being operated on for a traumatic brain injury

Science

64 h. ago 'Deeply unfair': Anger as breast cancer patients in Scotland denied 'promising' drug approved by NHS England

A drug that has been approved for use by the NHS in England has been rejected in Scotland

Science

5 d. ago Elon Musk’s Neuralink says 10,000 patients have signed up for its brain chip

Tech billionaire wants to use implants to ‘achieve a sort of symbiosis with artificial intelligence’

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2 w. ago Brain tumour patients and family members take part in Walk of Hope in Motherwell

The event saw participants create a sea of pink as they walked a 5 km route through Strathclyde Country Park. Together, they raised more than £19,000 for the charity Brain Tumour Research, with donations still coming in.

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3 w. ago Rejecting patients who want weight loss drugs will cost the NHS 'twice as much' as it is currently spending on prescribing them, GP poll reveals

Analysis has suggested so many people are asking for weight-loss drugs (pictured, file photo) that GPs are spending more time rejecting prescription requests than granting them.

Economics