A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming her child suffered brain damage as a result of a botched surgery. The toddler, now a teenager, was left wheelchair-bound as a result of the operation in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in 2012, withContinue Reading
Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast cancer. Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary carcinogens include polysterene and polyamide, which are used in styrofoam to-go containers from restaurants and black plastic spatulas. “If there’sContinue Reading
Magdalena kluczny/Shutterstock When was the last time that you felt lonely? It’s an uncomfortable question, but for 3.83 million people in the UK, 7.1% of the population, the answer is probably “right now”. Loneliness has become a worrying public health matter because it is common and is often associated withContinue Reading
A public health emergency declared by the World Health Organisation remains in place over a new outbreak of mpox in some African nations, with several case snow reported outside of the continent. Formerly known as monkeypox, the infection has been on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whichContinue Reading
A groundbreaking study will investigate Parkinson’s disease in unprecedented detail, with the aim of discovering a cure for the condition. The Landmark programme will look at what causes Parkinson’s, and what triggers the spread through the brain and then causes the sequences of symptoms. Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurological conditionContinue Reading
The new Covid XEC variant could spread rapidly through the population as many people have not been vaccinated in a long time, an expert has warned. Scientists believe the XEC variant will become the dominant Covid strain over the next few months, with a few mutations which may help itContinue Reading
A Labour council in one of the UK’s most obesity-stricken areas is taking on an “anti-stigma, non-judgmental” approach to promoting weight loss. Doncaster Council’s new approach aims to alleviate blame from overweight people and respect the “inherent diversity” of body shapes and sizes. Through an “compassionate approach” which rejects specificContinue Reading
A young woman “traumatised” by a stay in a scandal-hit hospital as a teenager died after trying to take her own life years later, an inquest has heard. Melissa Parrish was admitted to Huntercombe Hospital in Maidenhead in 2009 for an eating disorder when she was 15 years old, butContinue Reading
The UK’s most senior A&E doctor has accused NHS leaders of normalising corridor care with major plans for winter this year, The Independent can reveal. Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has warned NHS guidance published this week also blasted national leaders’ guidance, warning thatContinue Reading
seadog81/Shutterstock Since 2019, real-terms spending on health-related benefits in Britain has increased by £12 billion and is set to continue growing, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. However, comparable countries, such as France, Australia and the US, have not experienced similar increases in spending. TheContinue Reading
