December 1, 2024
Health & Fitness
December 1, 2024
Top doctor was terrified NHS might be overwhelmed …
Covid inquiry Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London. The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was “personally
December 1, 2024
Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked request for 10…
Covid inquiry Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK
December 1, 2024
Terminally-ill people discuss proposed new law
BBC Nik Ward, who suffers from MND, worries legalising assisted dying could lead to people feeling pressure to end their lives The question of whether terminally ill people should have the right to end
December 1, 2024
Trump picks vaccine sceptic Kennedy for health sec…
Getty Images Kennedy (left) with Trump at an election rally in Arizona this summer Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as his health secretary, as
December 1, 2024
Men with heart risks face decline in brain health …
A representational image of a man getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at a vaccination centre, in New Delhi, India on February 13, 2021. — Reuters Men with heart risks end up losing their brain health
December 1, 2024
Women plan UK legal action over Johnson & Joh…
BBC Cassandra Wardle is one of hundreds of women part of the group action against Johnson & Johnson Hundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one of the world’s biggest
December 1, 2024
Anger after infected blood compensation put on hol…
PA Media A public inquiry described the scale of the scandal as “horrifying” Some victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to be made before Christmas
November 30, 2024
Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from…
The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock has said. The former health secretary was giving evidence
November 30, 2024