Health
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Health New Heart Failure Guidance Released by NICE Despite Evidence Gaps
Health watchdog updates chronic heart failure recommendations while acknowledging ongoing challenges in research and implementation. The…
21 March 2026 -
Health Updated NICE Guidance Signals Major Shift in Heart Failure Treatment Approach
New recommendations aim to save thousands of lives annually by treating heart failure with a simultaneous four-drug combination rather than…
21 March 2026 -
Health Unmet Housing and Care Needs Driving Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Experts Warn
Hospitals are becoming makeshift solutions for systemic failures in housing and social care, with doctors reporting that their caseloads…
20 March 2026 -
Health NHS Watchdogs to Re-Evaluate Rejected Alzheimer’s Drug Funding After Manufacturer Appeals
Subtitle Health service regulators will reconsider their decision not to fund two new dementia treatments following formal challenges from…
20 March 2026 -
Health NICE to Reconsider Alzheimer’s Drugs After Manufacturer Appeals
NHS watchdog will re-evaluate lecanemab and donanemab under new cost-effectiveness thresholds linked to the US trade deal. The National…
20 March 2026 -
Health Medical Regulator Launches Review of Rules on Doctors’ Personal Beliefs in Patient Care
The General Medical Council has opened a public consultation on proposed changes to guidance governing how doctors must separate their…
20 March 2026 -
Health GMC Updates Doctor Guidance on Personal Beliefs as Regulator Modernises 13-Year-Old Rules
The General Medical Council has launched a consultation on updated guidance to help doctors balance their personal beliefs with patient…
20 March 2026 -
Health Controversial Guinea-Bissau Vaccine Trial Suspended Amid Global Ethics Concerns
International outcry over hepatitis B study design halts US-funded research after comparisons to historical unethical experiments on Black…
20 March 2026 -
Health Government’s SEND Reforms Promise Better Support, But Health Services Face Uncertain Role
Experts welcome major educational changes but question whether healthcare professionals will truly integrate with new support system The…
19 March 2026 -
Health Special Educational Needs System Faces Crisis as Health Focus Questioned
The British Medical Journal highlights concerns over proposed SEND reforms lacking adequate health provisions. The special educational…
19 March 2026 -
Health Meningitis B Outbreak in Kent: What Healthcare Professionals and Residents Need to Know
A cluster of 27 cases linked to a Canterbury nightclub has triggered a major public health response, with targeted vaccination and…
19 March 2026 -
Health New Research Explores Social Innovation in Infectious Disease Prevention
A study published in BMJ Global Health examines how community engagement and gender-focused research could reshape public health responses…
19 March 2026