Blood clotting is an essential function in the body to prevent excessive bleeding when we get injured. However, clots which don’t dissolve by themselves have the potential to become dangerous and life-threatening. This is because they can travel around the body, blocking blood supply to some of the vital organs. For example, one of the … Read more
Hip fractures in older people are more deadly than some cancers, new research shows. People over 65 who suffer a hip fracture are more likely to die within five years than patients who develop breast cancer, the study found. While bone fractures have often been dismissed as relatively minor injuries, the study of 100,000 older … Read more
More than 30,000 medication errors were reported last year leading to 21 patient deaths and serious harm of 27 others, new research reveals. In total 5,500 patients were in some way damaged by mistakes in the prescription process, such as being given the wrong drug, the wrong dosage, or not being supplied with medicine when … Read more
A stark warning has been sounded by a top pharmacist about the obesity crisis, with over a billion people globally now classified as obese. Graham Phillips, a seasoned pharmacist with more than three decades of experience and the brain behind ProLongevity, is calling for a radical shift in tackling health issues. Disenchanted with conventional medicine’s … Read more
Amanda Pritchard said same day care was one of the biggest changes in recent years (Image: Getty) A huge transformation of urgent and emergency care has spared hundreds of thousands of people overnight hospital stays, the head of the NHS says today. Specialist facilities aiming to diagnose, treat and discharge patients on the same day … Read more
The extraordinary untold story of one of the most important female politicians of the past century is to be told in a radical new play that reveals her crucial role in Westminster’s first-ever ‘power couple’. Whilst husband Nye Bevan’s achievement in forming the NHS has secured its rightful place in history, the role of wife … Read more
“Now, what seems to be the problem?” chirps Keeley Hawes’ indefatigable 1940s GP and aspiring politician Iris to us at the end of the play. Errm, the play, obviously. Hours of soporifically muddled plotting, creaking dialogue, clunky exposition, extraordinarily wandering accents, pretentious staging, jarring projections and one cringingly am-dram marital tussle make the diagnosis simple. … Read more
One in five people on NHS waiting lists plan to holiday abroad this year without travel insurance – risking falling ill overseas, and incurring hefty healthcare fees. There are currently more than 6.4 million adults waiting for consultant-led treatment, and a further 1.6 million waiting for a diagnosis – with many unable to take out … Read more
Brits don’t start to take their health seriously until the age of 38 – and often only after a scare, according to research. The study of 2,000 adults found that starting to have new aches and pains, or reaching a milestone birthday, were also among the triggers that encouraged them to take better care of … Read more
NHS unveils world-first genetic test for better blood transfusion matching (Image: Getty) From Monday, people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access to a genetic test to better match their blood transfusions, and offer more personalised care. The NHS is the first healthcare system in the world to provide the new … Read more
