Protecting NHS from Covid has created timebomb backlog for cancer treatment, medics fear
Cancer Research UK estimates that lack of access to services in recent months, and the number of patients who kept...
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NHS trust faces action over spread of virus in its hospitals
An NHS trust has become the subject of new measures over the high number of people contracting coronavirus in its...
NHS hospitals ‘like the Mary Celeste’, say surgeons despite record waiting times for operations
NHS surgeons are only working at around 50 per cent capacity, the president of their Royal College has revealed, despite...
UK children lead least satisfied lives in Europe due to ‘fear of failure’, survey suggests
Richard Crellin, the charity’s policy manager, added: "As a society, we put significant amounts of pressure on our children to...
Why the trend for building houses with small gardens could be damaging our health
In 1984, Roger Ulrich published a short paper showing that patients recovering from surgery got better more quickly if they...
Heart attacks detected and treated fell by 40 per cent during Covid pandemic
The number of heart attacks detected and treated fell by 40 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, new research suggests. ...
Following UK diet advice ‘increases life expectancy and reduces carbon emissions’
People who follow a Government guide that encourages a balanced diet are less likely to die prematurely, a new study...
Coronavirus victims will be paid to go into self-isolation
One senior Government source said: “Public health teams working in local lockdown areas have been reporting a lot of cases...
Naps should be kept to under an hour, scientists warn
Taking naps of longer than one hour can cause heart disease - and may even trigger an early death, research...
Scotland’s flagship children’s hospital delayed after ‘astonishing’ spreadsheet error went unnoticed
But Donald Cameron, the Scottish Tories' Shadow Health Secretary, said: "To now discover that this delay was down to a...
It’s time to recognise the debt we owe to blighted Covid generation
This needs to go beyond targeted initiatives to prevent mass youth unemployment. Rishi Sunak’s Kickstart Scheme, which will pay the...
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding reveals she has breast cancer which has spread throughout her body
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has revealed she has advanced-stage breast cancer which has spread to other parts of her body....
A boom time for healthcare stocks is the next chapter
In the world of investing, the passing of time is often measured by the different eras of market leadership that...
Smartphones have made Britain the laziest country in Europe
Laziness due to smartphones has worsened more rapidly in Britain than in any other major western European country, researchers have...
‘Even as a teacher with diabetes, I worry masks in schools will do more harm than good’
I took my two daughters to buy some new school shoes this week, and we were served by a man...
Doctors’ ‘gut instincts’ better at catching cancer than just a symptoms checklist
Doctors with the experience to “go with their gut instinct” are better at diagnosing cancer than those who simply go...
‘I don’t want my counselling patients to see me as a TV presenter’
She is unusually modest for someone who spends so much of their time on television. She kept her cancer secret...
Why you should consider owning your gym
When we want to keep fit, there are several options available to us. For many people, gym registration seems to...
No amount of caffeine is safe for pregnant women as experts call for ‘radical revision’ of NHS advice
A total of 42 separate findings were reported; of these 32 found that caffeine significantly increased risk of adverse pregnancy...
Growing up near green space makes city children more intelligent and better-behaved
Being raised in a greener environment boosts urban children's intelligence and makes them better behaved, a study has found. Researchers...
Blood pressure drugs may protect against Covid-19 effects
Medication for high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 by one third, a...
‘Doctors knew the Primodos risks. We were lab rats’
Kevin was born on Boxing Day morning in 1963 and passed as a small bundle wrapped in swaddling to his...
What to eat to help you sleep
Kalinik advocates a stress-relieving practice before you even tackle your diet, as the burden of chronic stress has a profound...
A blueprint to free Britain from the grip of the quangocracy
It says: “Expert advisory committees proved too slow and ponderous, with not enough dissenting voices; crisis-response cells could not cope...
Parents ‘tricked’ into buying sugary children’s snacks promoted as healthy, campaigners claim
Health campaigners said parents who want to do the best for their children are being "tricked" into buying fruit-based snacks...
Grant Shapps says quarantine is ‘clunky’ as Government mulls tests for travellers plan
Five British holidaymakers will be forced to quarantine after EasyJet overbooked a flight from Croatia to London amid the scramble...
The basics of Covid hygiene seem to have passed many Britons by
Now things are, in the word of the day, chaotic. Few shops have sanitiser at the door, let alone in...
