NHS addiction clinics are treating a rising number of compulsive crypto traders as young men fall victim to get-rich-quick schemes. Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, said online cryptocurrency …
EIGHT in 10 people at risk of dementia will miss out on blockbuster new drugs, experts warn. Many with memory trouble will not be eligible because they have the wrong …
OAPs will get health MOTs when they go to A&E under NHS plans to keep them out of hospital. Medics will give over-65s a quick once-over as well as treating …
AN eye test and the resulting prescriptions are too costly for many people. A EuroEyes survey of 2,000 adults who wear glasses found a third of people skip eye tests …
IT’S a worrying fact that more than half of us will get cancer in our lifetime. Each year around 385,000 people are diagnosed and 167,000 lives are lost to the …
A COMBINED flu and Covid vaccine is more effective than separate single injections, its maker says. The findings raise hopes that the two-in-one jab will be approved by regulators for …
THE NHS is urging people to continue donating blood following an cyber attack that brought operations to a halt at major hospitals in London. The cyber gang took control of the …
SIR Keir Starmer last night repeated his assertion that he would prefer to leave relatives in long NHS queues than go private. The Labour leader raised eyebrows at Tuesday’s TV …
A BREAST cancer drug that could be twice as good as chemotherapy could be rejected for use on the NHS. Six in 10 women with incurable cancer saw their tumours …
Weight loss jabs are a hot media topic at the moment, with hundreds of success stories sharing how they helped them shed the pounds. In March 2023, the NHS announced …