The NHS’s chief executive has warned cash-strapped trusts to live within their means after Rachel Reeves laid bare a £22bn “black hole” in the country’s finances. On Monday the chancellor outlined cuts including plans to pause and review the previous government’s hospital building programme – and to drop a proposedContinue Reading
blackday/Shutterstock Many studies have suggested that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might be useful in treating a variety of mental health conditions. But we don’t really know what’s going on at the level of “functional brain networks” – the communication pathways that connect different regions of the brain.Continue Reading
As Brits lap up the summer sun, many of us will be going to summer gatherings, socialising more, and going on holiday. But this summer, it’s likely you or someone you know has suffered from an unseasonable cold. It is quite possible this was in fact a bout of Covid-19.Continue Reading
The NHS paid out record sums in damages and legal costs for alleged mistakes and negligence by medical professionals last year. In 2023/24, the cost of settling clinical negligence claims increased to £2.8bn from £2.7bn the previous year. Half the costs were associated with poor maternity care, an annual reportContinue Reading
At least 38 people, most of them children and teenagers, have died since early June 2024 in the worst outbreak of Chandipura virus in India in over 20 years. This rod-shaped pathogen is a member of the rabies virus family that causes encephalitis – inflammation and swelling in the brain.Continue Reading
GPs could rapidly bring the NHS to a standstill if they decide to stage their first industrial action in 60 years, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. A ballot of family doctors across England will close on Monday, with potentially months of collective action set to start from ThursdayContinue Reading
Toni Alonzo-Grazier found herself waking up in the night having dreamt of hospital alarms sounding in the aftermath of her child being diagnosed with a common life-threatening bacterial infection. Doctors discovered something was wrong with her baby after he started grunting – with hospital staff then learning he had aContinue Reading
A common type of bacteria has been found to make certain cancers “melt”, scientists have discovered. Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium – a bacteria commonly found in the mouth – appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers. People whose head and neckContinue Reading
A common type of bacteria has been found to make certain cancers “melt”, scientists have discovered. Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium – a bacteria commonly found in the mouth – appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers. People whose head and neckContinue Reading
For women, fertility begins to decline by age 35. Andrey_Popov/ Shutterstock A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-third of couples will have difficulties getting pregnant if the female partner isContinue Reading
