January 8, 2025
Health & Fitness
January 8, 2025
‘Patients are collapsing in the waiting room…
The NHS is experiencing intense winter pressure, with critical incidents declared at a dozen hospitals across the UK by Wednesday. Ahead of a special day of coverage, the BBC has spoken to nurses dealing
January 8, 2025
Mum told by 999 to give seriously ill son painkill…
Roisin Wilshaw Brian Rooney with his mother Isobel Benson – he collapsed at the doors of the Royal Victoria Hospital after being rushed there by his parents The mother of a Belfast man who
January 8, 2025
Glass of milk a day cuts bowel cancer risk
Getty Images A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet – equivalent to a glass of milk a day – can help reduce their risk of
January 8, 2025
‘Planning to move abroad but need parents…
A man looking at a plane flying in the air. — Canva AI Geo.tv illustration Hi Haya, I’m planning to move abroad but currently short on funds. I’m making the decision to move abroad
January 8, 2025
Another child falls prey to crippling disease in K…
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child. — AFP/File Crippling virus detected in 13-month-old girl from Tank district. Samples from affected child were taken in December 2024. First anti-polio drive to
January 8, 2025
COVID-19 keeps killing, five years on
A medical worker prepares a syringe with a dose of China’s Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand. — Reuters/File Five years
January 7, 2025
Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter pro…
Getty Images The health secretary has said some patients’ experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel “ashamed”. Wes Streeting said he had seen patients left crying and distressed and stuck in corridors,
January 7, 2025
HMPV vs COVID-19: Key differences to watch out for
A person stands in front of a HMPV outbreak banner. — AFP/File Cases of a respiratory virus surging in China recently have left people worried about another COVID-like pandemic that brought the world to
January 7, 2025