- NHS told to ditch ‘outdated’ pagers
The health secretary wants to scrap the “archaic technology” which costs the NHS about £6.6m a year.
read more ...11 hours ago - Flu vaccine ‘working better for children’
It is 87% effective in two to 17-year-olds against the main flu strain, mid-season data suggests.
read more ...23 hours ago - PTSD affects ‘one in 13 by age of 18’
Researchers say, with many young people not receiving support, the study should be a "wake-up call".
read more ...1 day ago - Isle of Wight cerebral palsy author writes autobiography with his nose
Author Josh Barry spent nine years writing book while also completing two degrees.
read more ...1 day ago - Cannabis use in teens linked to depression
Experts link use of the drug in teenage years to cases of depression later in life.
read more ...1 week ago - Send patients email not letters, GPs told
Health Secretary Matt Hancock wants to see email used to communicate test results and prescriptions.
read more ...1 week ago - ‘Dr Evil’: Wolverhampton modification artist admits GBH
Brendan McCarthy ran a body modification emporium in Wolverhampton before his arrest.
read more ...2 weeks ago - West Bromwich family’s ‘nightmare’ over £200k medical bill
Mother-of-three Maxine Howell has been in an induced coma for a fortnight after falling ill in Mexico.
read more ...2 weeks ago