Doctor who sold stolen PPE on eBay is struck off register
Dr Attiya Sheikh and her husband Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling personal protective equipment during the covid pandemic.
Category: Health
‘Families have lost trust over maternity inquiry’
MPs are calling on the prime minister to intervene over the probe into Leeds maternity services.
UK first as cutting-edge therapy used for ‘debilitating’ heart condition
A new treatment being trialled at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital allows more patients to be treated and quicker recovery.
What are ‘forever chemicals’ and are they bad for us?
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) can be found in some of the food and products we use – and even…
Teen had to tell deaf mum her dad might die
NHS staff in Birmingham used Alan Graham’s grandchildren to pass on information, an ombudsman finds.
Sunbed ads spreading harmful misinformation to young people
Hundreds of TikTok, Instagram and Facebook ads made misleading claims about health benefits, BBC finds.
Sepsis mistakes killed our daughter – we fear it could happen again
Grieving parents call for better sepsis training to be introduced urgently so no family goes through what they did.
Could this spider’s silk help repair nerves?
Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.
Using AI for medical advice ‘dangerous’, study finds
Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.