Overspending by England’s NHS trusts has risen to £1.6 billion in 2015 amid growing concerns about financial problems. The official figures for April-September mark the halfway point in the 2015-2016 financial year. They show that the deficit has grown from the £930 million posted in the initial three months. The problems have been described by […]
Smoking is one of the main risk factors for oral and oesophageal cancers. Smokers are also at risk of other forms of cancer, including bladder, bowel, liver, lung and pancreatic cancer. Although oral cancer only accounts for around 2% of cancer cases in Britain, the occurrence of the disease is increasing year on year and […]
Junior doctors are not backing down in their fight against ministers, as 98% have voted in favour of going on strike. The first strike is scheduled for the 1st December with further action planned for the 8th and 16th December. In response to the vote, the British Medical Association said that it was impossible for […]
A new report has suggested that better care provided by UK hospitals could prevent hundreds of stillbirths each year. Research conducted by the University of Leicester suggested that some mothers are not offered suitable tests even when they express concerns about their babies not moving. The study, which focused on 85 cases of stillbirth (not […]
A new report has raised concerns over early death rates in patients with mental health disorders in almost a quarter of the regions in England. Research suggests that early death was more common all over the country in patients with mental health problems, however 51 regions were flagged up as having “particularly worrying” statistics. Researchers […]
Children who start the day with a healthy breakfast are more likely to achieve higher grades in assessments, according to the new study carried out by researchers at Cardiff University. A study, which involved 5,000 primary school children aged between 9 and 11 years old, revealed that those who ate a healthy breakfast on a […]
Surgeons in the USA have carried out the world’s most comprehensive face transplant procedure. The operation, which took more than 20 hours, was carried out in August and at the time, surgeons said there was a 50 percent chance of success. The surgical team, which was lead by Dr Eduardo Rodriguez, used the face of […]
November 17th-22nd is World Antibiotics Awareness week, during which the World Health Organisation aims to spread awareness of antibiotic resistance, one of today’s biggest threats to global health. Although antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, misuse of antibiotics in animals and humans does accelerate the process. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotic medication used […]
Mass celebrations have broken out on the streets of Sierra Leone following an announcement from the World Health Organisation that confirmed the country is officially free from Ebola. There have now been no new cases for more than 42 days. In the last 18 months, Ebola swept through communities, claiming almost 4,000 lives. On the 7th […]
For many men, depression is something of a taboo subject and one of the aims of Movember is to raise awareness of men’s mental health problems. Depression is more commonly diagnosed in women, but it is thought that this is because men aren’t as likely to seek help for symptoms of depression. What is depression? […]