How Taxpayers Are Helping Health Insurers Make Even Bigger Profits
Health insurers have made an enticing pitch to local governments across the country: When your workers see doctors outside your…
Doctor who urinated in hospital sink struck off
Getty ImagesA doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room's sink and failed to adhere to restrictions on his…
How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?
BBCFive times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in West London, while giving evidence…
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.
Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people…
‘A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow’
BBCPioneering surgery to remove large brain tumours through the eyebrows of patients has been successfully carried out in Scotland.
Medicare or Medicare Advantage? A Guide for 2025
Medicare — the federally funded health care program — has been in place since 1965. Since then, an expanding array…
GPs advise not to ignore scabies symptoms
Getty ImagesPeople are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies…
Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction
Convicted killer Lucy Letby's bid to appeal against her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl has…
UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse
The UK's drug safety regulator is asking doctors to be alert for patients who may be misusing obesity injections, such…
Disposable vapes to be banned from June, says government
The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the government has confirmed.