Patients will be left stranded in hospital this Christmas due to junior doctor strikes, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has warned. She said walkouts were “not the way” to secure a better pay rise as union bosses faced fresh fury over holding the
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body will recommend that practices are supported to deliver greater continuity of care. This would allow patients to build a closer relationship with their doctors so they do not have to repeatedly explain their medical histories. Better
Virtual GP appointments online or over the phone could leave patients ‘at risk’, new research has found. Researchers said that while mistakes via remote consultations are rare, there is a risk patients will be under-diagnosed. They said GPs are being swayed by
This month brought some hopeful news for people who are battling metastatic colorectal cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Nov. 8 approved a new oral medicine called Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) for the treatment of patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal
Gaza’s biggest hospital has reportedly run out of water, food and electricity as patients remain trapped inside. The BBC reports heavy fighting is taking place around the Al-Shifa hospital. Israeli officials claim they have clashed with Hamas near to the hospital but
Among the next generation of doctors, many are considering quitting medical school even before donning their long white coats. A quarter of all medical students in the United States might quit school. That’s according to a new report from Elsevier Health, which
Hamas terrorists have been exposed as storing over half a million liters of explosive fuel under a hospital in Gaza in a new and shocking leaked call. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has released a recorded conversation with a health official in
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced new guidelines for lung cancer screenings. Published in the ACS journal “CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians” on Wednesday, the advisory reconsiders those who are at high risk for developing lung cancer and which individuals
Anyone who has been waiting for more than 40 weeks will be asked how far they are willing to go to receive care sooner. The move will see the NHS contacting up to 400,000 people who do not have an appointment booked
Doctors in Gaza are operating on patients without the right painkillers, the chief of a relief agency has said. Essential supplies of morphine and other painkillers in the Palestinian region, which has been besieged by Israel since October 9, are now dwindling.