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Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah addresses journalists in London

'Operating hospital ceiling fell on us' - 43 days as a surgeon in Gaza

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

Emergency services at the scene of a coach crash on the M53 motorway, between junction 5 at Ellesmere Port and junction 4 at Bebbington.

Two dead in Liverpool M53 bus crash

Neuralink was co-founded by Elon Musk in 2016 (image: Adobe)

Musk's Neuralink approved to recruit humans for a brain implant

Millions to miss out on Covid booster as NHS slashes eligibility

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

Deer broke into a hospital in Devon

Watch the moment wild deer break entry into hospital & shock patients

Susan Morrison ‘showed solidarity’ with junior doctors

Junior doctors in England start their 5 day walkout

A British Medical Association survey shows that junior doctors report being inundated with more opportunities to move abroad

Wegovy: What is the weight loss jab which GPs will offer on NHS

Warning as most common day to have severe heart attack revealed

The NHS will soon allow patients to acces private healthcare

Patients to use NHS app to access private healthcare

Lloyds Pharmacy closures: Full list of branches shutting doors for good over the next few weeks

Lloyds Pharmacy confirms branches closing for good over next few weeks

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government

Scores of local pharmacies close in England as pharmacists fear being taken advantage of

Scores of local pharmacies close in England

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

It costs between £7,100 and £18,100 a year to raise a child according to research from Moneyfarm - an unimaginable amount of money for some, especially amid an ongoing cost of living crisis

3 government schemes that could save parents £1,617

Mum of 2 thought ‘tennis ball’ sized brain tumour was stress seizures

A picture taken at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research shows a tick (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images).

TBEV case confirmed in UK - what you need to know about new virus

EzriCare's Artificial Tears was recalled in January over links to eye infections.

Eye drops recalled as deadly bacteria causes 68 people to go blind

Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists

Hundreds of people lose sight due to delays caused by NHS backlog

Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England

New weight loss injections approved by NHS for use in England

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.

NHS to encourage art and music lessons instead of prescription drugs

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

Doctors warn that use of Nitrous Oxide could lead to spinal damage

According to British Medical Journal (BMJ), around half a million people take nitrous oxide, but ‘heavy’ use of the second most popular drug after cannabis could lead to spinal damage

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

The offending advertisement features the image of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers (Image: DeadHappy)

Complaints against Harold Shipman insurance adverts upheld

The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter

Asda will offer NHS diabetic screenings at 16 of their UK stores

Ambulance wait times were down by more than an hour in January compared to December 2022.

Ambulance waiting times down to lowest level in 19 months in January

Ambulances outside a hospital

100 specialist mental health ambulances to be funded by UK government

A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)

Antidepressants can cause ‘emotional blunting’ according to research

Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Sajid Javid wants NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Nurses set for historic strike before Christmas due to pay disputes

The UK is the first country in the world to license the drug for use (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Game changing’ Covid antiviral pill to be rolled out ‘before Christmas’

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’

Batches of high blood pressure drug recalled due to ‘contamination’

A new antiviral drug shown to save lives in patients admitted to hospital with Covid could offer a new lifeline to those who get the most ill from the virus, researchers have said (Photo: Shutterstock)

New antiviral treatment found to reduce risk of death in patients with severe Co...

This is the latest expert advice around taking painkillers before and after a Co...

Severe Covid patients could be left with potentially dangerous ‘nodules’ on their eyes (Photo: Getty Images)

Severe Covid could cause potentially dangerous eye abnormalities - latest findin...

The drug commonly used to treat gout could be useful in the fight against Covid-19 (Photo: OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)

A drug used to treat gout could reduce Covid hospital stays - according to new r...

Clinical style face masks will now require to be worn for all hospital appointments.

NHSWI have told anyone visiting hospital they must now wear a supplied clinical ...

The drug has been found to prevent 100 per cent of symptomatic infections (Photo: Shutterstock)

New Covid antibody drug found to prevent 100% of symptomatic infections in NHS t...

The device is a negative pressure ventilator which works by lowering the pressure outside the body (Photo: PA)

New ventilator could allow more Covid patients to be ‘treated outside of intensi...

Claims that UK hospitals are ‘empty’ are false - the myths debunked

A new treatment is being trialled that Covid patients could take at home - here’...

Off-island travel is increasing again for medical appointments.

NHSWI remind patients of off-island travel

Long Covid could cause multiple organ damage - the study explained

A healthy 87% of those who responded are happy with video calls.

Video health appointments are the way forward

Angus MacNeil highlighted the charity The Leanne Fund which started in his constituency and offers support to those with Cystic Fibrosis.

New drug for cystic fibrosis patients