MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying
Proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life are to…
Collective action punishes patients, Streeting to tell GPs
The health secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action and warn it will "only punish…
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this…
Sharp rise in vaping among young adult non-smokers
Getty ImagesThe number of adults in England to have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers has reached one…
‘Laura had cancer but was misdiagnosed on the phone’
SubmittedA woman who died of cancer could have lived longer had she been given a face-to-face appointment with her GP,…
First newborns join screening for 200 rare diseases
BBC The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with…
Fly brain breakthrough ‘huge leap’ to unlock human mind
MRC/NatureThey can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates - all this with a…
The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Getty ImagesShortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years…
Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch
BBC / Mark NormanA surgeon at a crisis-hit NHS trust used a Swiss Army penknife to open up the chest…
Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’
Mark TilleyAmbulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took…