Health
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Health Mental Health Link to Heart Care Highlighted as Suicide Risk Goes Unrecognised
Medical journal calls attention to overlooked connection between cardiovascular treatment and mental wellbeing. A patient sits in a…
22 March 2026 -
Health Hospital Admissions Crisis: Why Housing and Care Gaps Are Keeping Patients Trapped in NHS Beds
Unmet social care and housing needs are driving longer hospital stays and preventing patients from leaving acute wards, warns leading…
22 March 2026 -
Health SEND System in Crisis: Why Better Health and Education Integration Is Crucial for Young People
The government’s £4 billion reform plan promises to overhaul support for children with special educational needs, but experts warn a…
22 March 2026 -
Health Kent Meningitis Outbreak Rises to 34 Cases as Health Officials Continue Vaccination Drive
The outbreak linked to a Canterbury nightclub has grown from 29 to 34 cases, with enhanced surveillance continuing across the county as…
22 March 2026 -
Health OCD Research Trials ‘Inadequate’ Despite Condition Affecting Millions, Medical Journal Warns
The British Medical Journal highlights concerns over research quality hindering effective treatment development for obsessive-compulsive…
22 March 2026 -
Health New Breast Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Long-Term Study Results
Researchers report extended survival data from major trial testing pyrotinib combination therapy for advanced HER2 positive breast cancer…
21 March 2026 -
Health New Breast Cancer Drug Shows Sustained Survival Benefit in Extended Trial Results
Extended follow-up of the PHILA trial confirms that pyrotinib combined with standard breast cancer treatments offers lasting survival…
21 March 2026 -
Health What We Know About COVID-19 Skin Conditions: New Medical Insights
Subtitle Medical journal highlights range of skin symptoms linked to coronavirus infections, from common reactions to unusual…
21 March 2026 -
Health The Hidden Crisis: Why 98% of Global Stillbirths and Newborn Deaths Occur in Low and Middle-Income Countries
A vast inequality in maternal and newborn health outcomes reveals that nearly 2 million families face stillbirth tragedy annually…
21 March 2026 -
Health Speed is Critical: What Clinicians and the Public Need to Know About the Kent Meningitis B Outbreak
A rapidly spreading outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease at a Canterbury nightclub underscores the vital importance of swift…
21 March 2026 -
Health GP Warns Against Changes to Fit Note System in Medical Journal Article
A Kent-based doctor has raised concerns about potential reforms to how sick notes are issued, warning patients could face “less qualified”…
21 March 2026 -
Health GPs Face Uncertainty Over Fitness-to-Work Reforms: What It Means for Patient Care
A leading Oxford GP has raised serious concerns about government plans to remove sickness assessment from doctors’ hands, warning of…
21 March 2026