General election 2017: NHS pay cap ‘must be lifted’
The pay cap on NHS staff must be lifted because it puts patient safety at…
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Bionic hand ‘sees and grabs’ objects automatically
A bionic hand that “sees” objects and instantly decides what kind of grip to adopt…
Student mental health costs should be free, according to the Royal College of GPs
Charges for mental health prescriptions for students should be scrapped, the Royal College of GPs…
Trust paid out millions in compensation
An NHS trust facing a review into maternity errors has paid out millions in compensation…
Low-gluten diet linked to heart attack risk
“Gluten-free diet can do more harm than good for people without coeliac disease,” The Independent…
Non-O blood group ‘linked to higher heart attack risk’
People with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and…
Prostate cancer: Blood test could help target treatment
A blood test has been developed that could help target treatment for men with advanced…
Statins side effects ‘have been overstated,’ says study
“Side effects from statins ‘really are all in the mind’,” The Times reports. A new…
Alternate-day fasting diets ‘no better’ than traditional dieting
“Fasting diets do not make much difference to weight loss compared to a traditional calorie-controlled…
HIV doctor alert prompts recall of patients
An appeal has gone out to retest 400 patients treated by a doctor who was…
General election 2017: Labour calls for halt to hospital cuts
A Labour government would suspend the planned closures of hospital services across England, the party…
Postpartum haemorrhage: Cheap lifesaver ‘cuts deaths by a third’
A cheap drug has been shown to stop women bleeding to death, in a discovery…
Cancer Drugs Fund ‘huge waste of money’
The Cancer Drugs Fund in England was a “huge waste of money” and may have…
Smartphone ‘orders’ body to treat diabetes
Scientists have used a smartphone to control the activity of the living cells inside an…
Binge drinking could trigger abnormal heart rhythms
“Why Oktoberfest could be damaging your heart” is the somewhat strange headline in The Times.…