December 3, 2024
Health & Fitness
December 3, 2024
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Covid Inquiry Tamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity services A mother of premature twins has told the Covid inquiry she did not feel like she was
December 3, 2024
NHS trust put in place do-not-resuscitate rule, Co…
Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in the pandemic,
December 3, 2024
Covid corruption commissioner gets to work
The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud. Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to
December 3, 2024
NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, war…
An urgent review is needed to make sure people in England can get weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro on the NHS, top experts warn. It comes a day after the prime
December 2, 2024
Punjab launches free insulin programme for diabeti…
This representational image shows a person receives a free blood sugar test during a campaign to mark the World Diabetes Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 14, 2024. — Reuters LAHORE: In order to facilitate
December 2, 2024
Brain stimulation can help injured people walk: st…
Representational image of a woman in a wheelchair at a subway station. — Freepik Scientists said on Monday that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords
December 2, 2024
Assisted Dying Legislation dangerous, Archbishop o…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called the idea of assisted dying “dangerous” and suggested it would lead to a “slippery slope” where more people would feel compelled to have their life ended medically. The
December 2, 2024
How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?
Getty The government has suggested weight-loss drugs could boost the economy by helping obese people in England get back to work. But NHS experts have warned treatment services are already overstretched trying to deal
December 2, 2024