The party has pledged an extra 40,000 appointments, scans and operations each week to get the NHS ‘back on its feet’, if it wins the election
Skin cancer rates increased by 57% in people aged over 80 and by 7% in those aged between 25 and 49, reflecting a ‘concerning’ trend in the UK
Amanda Pritchard has acknowledged the poor processes and failures that led to the greatest scandal in the NHS’s history
The RCN and BMA have urged politicians to make NHS their top priority, and warn against using it as ‘a political football’
Almost 168,000 people under 40 are living with the condition in the UK, reflecting a ‘troubling growing trend’ of serious health conditions in young people
The NHS HPV vaccine programme prevented three times as many cases in the most deprived groups than in the least, but Cancer Research UK warns more work is needed to improve health inequalities
Emma Rickards looks at new forms of airway clearance techniques, and how patients take to them
Children who are severely obese are 27% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes by the age of 25 and have a life expectancy of 39 years if they do not lose weight
A blood test could detect signs of 19 cancers before symptoms arise, which could be the ‘holy grail of preventing cancer’
Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose by quickly reversing breathing difficulties and could prevent nearly 1,000 deaths in England by 2025
Whooping cough claims the life of five infants, after the UK’s biggest outbreak in two decades
There are now over 1,600 nurses trained in critical care and two nursing colleges in Zambia following the UK University’s work with the Zambian Ministry of Health
Ian Peate looks at the causes and psychological impact of alopecia, with strategies for supporting patients
The laser therapy targets epilepsy-causing brain tissues without invasive surgery, allowing patients to return home in a day with minimal risk of infection and side effects
A study found ‘alarming inequalities’ among women at risk for second cancers based on their socioeconomic status. Experts have called for an ‘urgent dedicated plan’ to tackle this
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