Health
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Health Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Weymouth as health officials launch precautionary vaccination campaign
Young people in Dorset offered preventative treatment following confirmed cases, with authorities emphasising no link to earlier Kent…
20 April 2026 -
Health New Research Reveals Most Effective Ways to Boost Vaccine Uptake Across All Ages
Major BMJ study analysing over 4 million participants identifies extending vaccination opportunities and community involvement as top…
20 April 2026 -
Health UK Covid-19 Inquiry Reveals NHS Staff Faced Extreme Pandemic Exposure
The official inquiry exposes how healthcare workers endured devastating mental trauma and unsafe conditions during the pandemic’s first…
20 April 2026 -
Health How to Spot High-Risk Cardiac Fainting That Could Save Your Life
Most fainting episodes aren’t dangerous, but identifying the cardiac subgroup through key warning signs can prevent serious outcomes…
19 April 2026 -
Health UK Government Links Global Ecosystem Collapse to National Security Threats
A new intelligence assessment warns that biodiversity loss could disrupt food supplies, trigger health crises and destabilise Britain’s…
19 April 2026 -
Health NHS Smoking Cessation Funding Varies Widely Across England, Mismatching Local Need Levels
New analysis reveals big disparities in NHS funding for quitting smoking, with services often unrelated to smoking prevalence or…
19 April 2026 -
Health Doctor advocates helping patients live alongside chronic illness rather than seeking cure
Medical educator John Launer promotes narrative-based approaches that focus on partnership between doctors and patients managing long-term…
19 April 2026 -
Health Kent Doctor Champions Face-to-Face Care as NHS Rethinks Digital Shift
Intensivist Dr Matt Morgan argues in BMJ that screens have limitations when delivering critical medical messages. A senior doctor has…
18 April 2026 -
Health Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Urged for Inclusion in Clinical Trials to Close Evidence Gaps
Systematic exclusion from medical research leaves expectant and nursing mothers facing unmanaged risks without evidence-based treatment…
18 April 2026 -
Health Kent GPs and Pharmacists Can’t See Medicine Stock Levels in Real Time
Prescribers and dispensers lack nationwide visibility of pharmacy stock, forcing patients across Kent to search multiple locations for…
18 April 2026 -
Health Kent GP Shows Muslim Communities Engage Well With Mental Health Services When Approach Resonates
GP Imrana Siddiqui’s culturally sensitive methods challenge assumptions about Muslim patients being ‘hard to reach’ for NHS mental…
18 April 2026 -
Health BMA Leader Challenges Government Claims on Junior Doctor Pay Deals
The chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee tells The BMJ that junior doctors still face no pay or career progression despite Labour’s…
17 April 2026