Are statins the best choice for me? Discussing your personal circumstances with a GP is essential when considering statins. The Independent UK · Feb 6
NHS maternity review criticised for sidelining families ‘enduring everlasting grief’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 6
Grieving families who lost babies due to NHS failings hit out at maternity investigation The government has been urged to abandon its ‘performative approach’ after victims said they were being forced to ‘compress’ their experiences The Independent UK · Feb 6
Doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients’ liver transplants Dr John Stevenson Bynon Jr. is accused of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant The Independent UK · Feb 5
I’m a top doctor. This is why comedy would have a positive impact on the NHS The comedy-based interventions offer an alternative to traditional treatments with the aim of helping people who are lonely and vulnerable The Independent UK · Feb 5
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
Why raising NHS spending on new drugs by 25% is the wrong decision – health economist’s view For nearly three decades, decisions about which medicines the NHS pays for have not been made by ministers, but by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, known as Nice. Its job has been powerful: to act as a check on the pharmaceutical industry by demanding evidence that new… The Conversation · Feb 5
NHS expands medical drone and ‘robot dog’ deliveries across London The new phase of the project aims to cut turnaround times, lower costs and reduce emissions Evening Standard · Feb 5
‘Being persistent is not being demanding’: Dr Karan explains how women can deal with frustrating GP visits In this clip from The Independent’s Well Enough podcast with Emilie Lavinia, NHS surgeon and social media star Dr Karan Rajan speaks about how important it is for women to stand their ground when reporting health issues to their doctor. The Independent UK · Feb 5
NHS to trial device that could help millions with debilitating sleep condition It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start The Independent UK · Feb 5
Norovirus continues to put pressure on NHS as hospital cases remain high More than 900 patients on average were in hospital each day with norovirus-like symptoms The Independent UK · Feb 5
NHS winter planning ‘paying off’ as flu hospital admissions fall 25% – officials The number of hospital admissions for norovirus in England had also fallen for the first time this year, according to the latest figures. Evening Standard · Feb 5
Why some adults could miss out on vital ‘mid-life MOT’ health checks The check is supposed to be offered to people every five years between the ages of 40 and 74 if they do not have any other medical problems The Independent UK · Feb 5
New implant for heart failure patients to be rolled out across the NHS The British Heart Foundation estimates that more than a million people in the UK are living with heart failure The Independent UK · Feb 5
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Testing menstrual blood for HPV could be alternative to smear test, study finds About 70 per cent of cases are prevented through cervical screening, according to cancer research, and the HPV vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by 90 per cent.
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Researchers find most Americans with high blood pressure don’t have it under control And more than 60 percent of U.S. adults with uncontrolled blood pressure aren’t taking medication for the chronic condition
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Everything travellers need to know about Zika virus 10 years after epidemic The NHS warns pregnant women to ‘consider avoiding travelling to a country with a risk of Zika virus’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4 Wes Streeting to offer resident doctors bigger pay rise to end dispute Health secretary to increase pay offer and guarantee working conditions for resident doctors only
The Independent UK · Feb 4 New weight loss drug by Pfizer shows promising results in trial Pfizer acquired the drug’s developer following a bidding war with Novo Nordisk last year
The Conversation · Feb 4 The unanswered questions in the NHS’s new cancer plan NHS England’s new national cancer plan focuses on catching cancer earlier and treating it faster. The government has also promised to meet all cancer waiting-time targets by 2029. This includes a long-missed target, namely that most patients should start treatment within 62 days of being referred by their GP.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4 PE funding and the true cost of obesity Letter: A call for a joined-up approach to tackling obesity from Prof Les Mayhew
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Wes Streeting’s cancer plan is admirable – but it’s not the silver bullet the NHS needs The government has published a plan with strong promises for NHS cancer care. But will it be a hostage to scientific developments – and is it getting the ‘basics’ right? Rebecca Thomas takes a look
The Independent UK · Feb 4 ‘Puppy Bowl’ is back with a Team Oldies vs Team Goldies showdown: How to watch The Puppy Bowl made its debut as counter-programming to the Super Bowl in 2005
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Voices: ‘There are more important things than being thin’: Readers on living with Ozempic side effects YOUR VIEWS: Our community shared deeply mixed experiences of Ozempic and Mounjaro, with many warning of severe and sometimes debilitating side effects, while others said more manageable symptoms were a price worth paying for the health benefits