Image copyright Getty Images The health service in Scotland could face a £1.8bn shortfall in less than five years if it is not reformed, the public spending watchdog has said. Audit Scotland’s annual report said the NHS was “seriously struggling to become financially sustainable”. Auditor General Caroline Gardner said the integration of health and social […]
Image copyright Getty Images To get the best out of your daily blood pressure medication, take it just before you go to bed, say researchers. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather […]
Image copyright Ian Shanks Image caption Prof Shanks said he was relieved his 13-year legal battle to get compensation was over A scientist has been awarded £2m compensation by the UK’s highest court for his invention of pioneering technology to test blood sugar levels nearly 40 years ago. Professor Ian Shanks developed the system, used […]
Image copyright Getty Images Improving survival rates for extremely premature babies mean it is now possible to save the lives of babies born at 22 weeks, guidance says. Previously it was recommended that only babies born at 23 weeks or later were given treatment to save their lives. But there is now evidence those born […]
Image copyright Getty Images To get the best out of your daily blood pressure medication, take it just before you go to bed, say researchers. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some teenagers may be struggling to disengage from social media for fear of missing out Teenagers using social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to go to bed after 23:00 and wake during the night, UK research suggests. This affects one in three teens […]
Image copyright Getty Images People not washing their hands after going to the toilet, rather than undercooked meat, is behind the spread of a key strain of E. coli. Experts looked at thousands of blood, faecal and food samples. They found human-to-human transmission was responsible – “faecal particles from one person reaching the mouth of […]
Image copyright Getty Images The government should investigate decriminalising the possession of all illegal drugs in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths, a group of MPs has said. The health and social care committee said the level of such deaths in the UK had become a public health “emergency”. It found […]
Image copyright Getty Images All NHS providers must ask patients about their sexual orientation to improve the “deep inequalities” in care for LGBT people, says an MPs’ report. The Women and Equalities committee says hospitals and care homes should be fined if they don’t collect the data. LGBT people are often less healthy than the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Scientists have been working on the male contraceptive pill for almost half a century. Yet despite encouraging news reports, an over-the-counter version is not just around the corner. Lack of funding and presumed disinterest from men means that one has never been mass produced. Instead, women are still generally expected to […]
