Surgeon’s op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt “fantastic”.
Category: Health
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
‘Game-changing’ urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS
New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.
‘Moment of reckoning’ needed in social care, says Louise Casey
The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system…
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis
“People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it… [but] you don’t,” she says.
Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients
Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
Death of boy after surgery is referred to coroner
Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England
The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict’s Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety…
Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.