Health
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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 -
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