The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses has ordered widespread industrial action following a breakdown of negotiations on a new sectoral agreement. The Health Ministry has drawn up a management plan to ease inconvenience to […]
Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Some of these changes were found to correlate with reduced brain […]
Patients who see the same doctor again and again have lower death rates, a study suggests. The benefits applied to visits to GPs and specialists and were seen across different cultures and health systems. University […]
A South African woman is recovering in hospital after being discovered alive in a mortuary fridge. The woman was taken to Carletonville morgue, in Gauteng province, having been declared dead by paramedics following a road […]
Pregnant women who develop high blood pressure, or have small babies, may have hearts that pump less blood with each beat. The findings, from Imperial College London, also suggest pregnant women who develop high blood […]
A boy left brain damaged after being deprived of oxygen following an operation to remove his tonsils has been awarded millions of pounds. The boy was almost two years old when he went to the […]
The NHS is blaming a coding error for 150,000 patients in England being involved in a data breach. Those affected had requested that their confidential health information only be used to help provide them with […]
Tonsils removal, breast reductions and snoring surgery will be offered to far fewer patients from next year, under plans being drawn up by NHS England. Officials are to discuss proposals to stop or reduce 17 […]
A children’s health services contract due to be awarded to Virgin Care from a major county council has been blocked by the High Court. Lancashire County Council (LCC), who aimed to award the £104m contract […]
A terminally-ill man who wants to be helped to die has lost his legal challenge at the Court of Appeal. Noel Conway, 68, who has motor neurone disease, has fought a legal battle for the […]
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