19 h. ago Opticians to treat common eye problems under new government plans

The plans aim to ease pressure on GPs and make treatments easier for patients

Politics

3 d. ago So many women face breast pain. Now doctors reveal in our expert guide when to worry about lumps, infections, tenderness and cancer

Around 120,000 women every year are referred to specialist NHS clinics for further investigations as a result of breast pain.

Science

2 w. ago Urgent warning over common pain medicine after it triggered hallucinations and patient was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

Doctors have sounded the alarm over a common daily pain drug amid fears it could trigger hallucinations in some patients.

Events

2 w. ago US private prison healthcare industry grows despite alleged medical neglect

The Guardian examined two private-equity backed companies that have been accused of failing to protect inmates from risk of harm, and even preventable deathEarly one morning this spring, staff at a Santa Barbara county jail heard screams coming from one of the cells. A 57-year-old inmate was moaning and hyperventilating. She said her “guts are all twisted up”.Rather than sending her to the ER, medical staff chalked her pain up to opioid withdrawal, since they had taken a prescription opioid away upon her arrival days before, a grand jury investigation later found. They placed the inmate – referred to as CF in the grand jury’s report – on mental health observation and gave her Tylenol. Even as the cell floor became covered in vomit, staff ignored her requests to go to the hospital. The documentation that should have been filled out to explain why her request was not honored was never completed. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Darius Danesh died after turning down 'life changing' operation due to fear of damaging voice

The Scots star accidentally passed away in August 2022 after taking medication to manage his chronic neck pain.

Events

3 w. ago Warning as woman, 27, suffers horrifying reaction to one of UK's most taken pain medications

A mother-of-three has told of her horrifying ordeal after she was put in a 21-day coma after suffering a rare reaction to an over-the-counter painkiller that caused her skin to 'fall off in sheets.'

Events

3 w. ago Laughter really is the best medicine as watching comedy before operation cuts pain

Turkish scientists discovered that watching just 25 minutes of TV comedy before an abdominal operation could lessen the pain felt by the patient afterwards

Culture