Image copyright Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Image caption The investigation relates to patients on the stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital Four healthcare professionals have been arrested on suspicion of administering poison or a noxious substance to patients at a hospital. One man and three women have been held amid allegations of mistreatment […]
Media caption‘Eating disorders are not glamorous,’ said campaigner who died The parents of a woman who took her own life at a mental health hospital say failings in her care were “unbelievable”. Claire Greaves, 25, from Pontypool, was a patient at Cygnet Hospital, Coventry. An inquest jury found care failings contributed to her death in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Pregnant women in England will be able to get a new type of blood test to check for the potentially life-threatening condition pre-eclampsia. NHS England is making PLGF testing more widely available as evidence suggests it speeds up diagnosis which could save lives. Mums-to-be who develop pre-eclampsia have dangerously high blood […]
Image copyright Getty Images A speedy ‘non-surgical’ nose job that takes just minutes may be possible using tiny needles and an electric current, US researchers believe. Bendy cartilage structures – like ears and the tip of the nose – can be remodelled with electromechanical reshaping (EMR), they claim. It would be done under local anaesthetic, […]
Image copyright Getty Images A speedy ‘non-surgical’ nose job that takes just minutes may be possible using tiny needles and an electric current, US researchers believe. Bendy cartilage structures – like ears and the tip of the nose – can be remodelled with electromechanical reshaping (EMR), they claim. It would be done under local anaesthetic, […]
Image caption The mesh implants are used to ease incontinence and to support organs Controversial vaginal mesh implants can be offered again on the NHS in England once certain conditions are met, health watchdog NICE has said. Some women have been left unable to walk, work or have sex after having the implants, which are […]
Image copyright Getty Images People in the UK are more likely to combine drugs with sex than those in the US, Canada, Australia or Europe, according to a survey. It found Brits, younger people and those on higher incomes were more likely to have chemsex. More than 22,000 people took part in the Global Drug […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There are an estimated 32.4 million gamers in the UK. A GP has “prescribed” an 11-year-old boy a two-week ban from computer games such as Fortnite and Minecraft. Dr Amir Khan, from Leeds, said he issued the advice as he was concerned about the impact gaming was having on […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There are an estimated 32.4 million gamers in the UK. A GP has “prescribed” an 11-year-old boy a two-week ban from computer games such as Fortnite and Minecraft. Dr Amir Khan, from Leeds, said he issued the advice as he was concerned about the impact gaming was having on […]
Image caption Ayla’s mum believes she may have caused brain damage by banging her head in her secure unit “She is so desperate to end it all, she currently has a toothbrush inside her.” Jane Haines is talking about her daughter, Ayla, who has been in secure units for people with learning difficulties for seven […]
