A major new campaign has been launched to help people identify stroke symptoms after it emerged the average time it took for a sufferer to dial 999 was an hour and a half. The NHS on Monday urged the public to call 999 immediately if anyone experiences one of theContinue Reading
Families of two babies reportedly switched at birth in an NHS hospital in 1967 are now in line for compensation in the first case of its kind. The baby girls, now grown women named in reports only as Claire and Jessica, were switched at an NHS West Midlands hospital shortlyContinue Reading
Families of two babies reportedly switched at birth in an NHS hospital in 1967 are now in line for compensation in the first case of its kind. The baby girls, now grown women named in reports only as Claire and Jessica, were switched at an NHS West Midlands hospital shortlyContinue Reading
Austerity measures, originally introduced by the coalition government in 2010, led to a dramatic increase in premature births and low-weight births, a new study has shown. Birth rates in Scotland found “marked increases” in babies born smaller or prematurely were particularly evident in the most deprived areas, according to theContinue Reading
A medical technology trial using iPhones in the detection of throat cancer is being undertaken by the NHS amid a surge of referrals creating waiting list backlogs. Nervous patients often have to wait weeks to get the all-clear, but it is hoped a new camera device attached to a smartphoneContinue Reading
Investing in pediatric emergency care could save lives more than 2,100 lives each year, new research found. The study also reported that a quarter of childhood deaths are preventable and investing in the care could save more children. The price of such an investment would be modest, ranging from noContinue Reading
I’m stuck in here with nowhere to sit outside as I can’t walk to the park anymore. I need my mum staying with me and she’s on the couch – there’s no spare bedroom. I just feel trapped up here. Every morning they have the diggers digging the road. I’veContinue Reading
Glioblastoma is one of the most poorly survived cancers. April stock/Shutterstock Glioblastoma is the most common and deadliest form of brain cancer. Patients face a bleak prognosis – the average survival after diagnosis is between 12 and 15 months. And just 6.9% of patients survive beyond five years, making itContinue Reading
Health authorities have announced the first case of Clade1b mpox has been identified in the UK. Since January 2024, there have been around 1,000 deaths out of 33,000 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Centre for Disease Control. So far sustained transmission has only beenContinue Reading
Parents are trusting ChatGPT for medical advice over actual doctors and nurses, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Kansas also found that parents also say AI-generated text is credible, trustworthy and moral. “When we began this research, it was right after ChatGPT first launched — we hadContinue Reading
