Ministers are considering banning the sale of mobile phones for all under 16-year-olds. It comes as soaring mental health cases among teenagers have provoked widespread fears that social media and smartphones are to blame. Nearly two-thirds of the public support a ban,
New figures show more than 150,000 patients waited more than 24 hours in A&E departments before getting a hospital bed last year. It is a tenfold increase on 2019. According to The Times, elderly and frail patients made up the majority of
Scientists have made a discovery that could revolutionise stem cell repair therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The pioneering research – funded by the Hollywood star Michael J. Fox’s research foundation – will offer hope to thousands of patients who currently rely on cocktails
Labour last night warned of a “mental health crisis” after the number of children needing hospital treatment due to self-harm shot up. Hospitals recorded more than 20,000 admissions in one year, an increase of more than a third compared to 2012. The
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza — aka bird flu — in a person who had contact with dairy cows
Marijuana is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an estimated 48.2 million users nationwide in 2019. That number has only increased since then, with states continuing to legalize
Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the government, ending a yearlong dispute marked by strikes. 83 percent of senior doctors approved the offer, which includes a pay increase for consultants with four to seven years of experience. Junior
It appears that King Charles III’s health is vastly improving with one very major clue, it has been claimed. The monarch – who ascended the throne in 2022 – was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier this year and has
It was a glorious day for many on April 3, 2024, as nearly three dozen sea turtles were released back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation efforts. Thirty-four rehabilitated sea turtles were transported to Jekyll Island in Georgia to be let
A new, easy blood test might help doctors find Alzheimer’s disease much earlier. Experts say this could change the way we spot Alzheimer’s in the UK. The blood tests could be e ready for use in the NHS in about five years.