Hospitals in England have been hit by a storm of norovirus infections as the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus reached a record high last week.
The number of people applying to study nursing is at a record low, UCAS figures show.
The number of women who are up to date with their screening (screened within the last three years) has increased to the highest on record (4.61m), NHS England has announced.
David Morris looks at the links between diabetes and dementia and the prevalence of dual co-morbidity
Researchers found that semaglutide cut the amount of alcohol people consume in a day by 40%, but acknowledged that further research is needed to understand the drug’s effectiveness
New amendments to the Assisted Dying bill have been proposed to remove oversight from judges, leading MPs to question the future of the bill.
Linda Nazarko outlines ways to prescribe antihypertensives and improve compliance
A new report has highlighted significant barriers to the expansion of degree apprenticeships, and urges policymakers to work towards delivering targets set out in the NHS Workforce Plan
Nearly 700,000 women across the UK will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier
The Department of Health and Social Care said the funding will drive key health services, ‘from smoking cessation to addiction recovery and children’s health’
A recent report found that women with endometriosis take fewer jobs with lower pay, with women’s health charities calling for better understanding of the condition.
The new maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out in September saw more than 1 in 3 women giving birth take up the offer during the first month, the UK Health Security Agency has...
Notifications of tuberculosis (TB) in England increased by 13% compared to 2023 (from 4,850 to 5,480 people), continuing the upward trend over the last few years, data from UKHSA shows
NHS England has announced the opening of 12 new vaccination sites for mpox
The £1.65 million treatment could stop the blockage of blood vessels and ‘enable patients to live free from the fear of sickle cell crises hanging over them’
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