A “number of patients” are being treated in hospital following an incident at a Stoke fitness centre. The patients are believed to have used M Club Festival Park before paramedics were called to three different addreses in Hanley, Northwood and Leek. A
The NHS has been hacked and patients’ private data has been published online following a cyber attack. According to INC Ransom, a group that shared its breach on its dark web blog, claimed it was in possession of three terabytes of data
The new chairman of the NHS has admitted he is “fearful” for patients during the upcoming six-day junior doctors’ strike. Senior medics have warned that conditions such as cancer and heart disease will be missed because patients will avoid going to hospital
Nurses have slammed the “bonkers” situation at one UK hospital where sick patients are ordering takeaway deliveries straight to their bedsides – in a town that is battling an obesity crisis. James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, Teesside, allows patients to bring
After the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that it is unconstitutional for educational institutions to use race as a factor for college admissions, some medical schools reportedly are looking into other ways to try to bring in a diverse study body. One so-called idea
Opioids are often prescribed for pain management after surgery — but for the 19 million people in the U.S. with a history of substance abuse, that option may not be safe or desired. Until now, there hasn’t been a cohesive set of
Patients who don’t feel heard by a health care professional are finding a voice on social media — with the hashtag #medicalgaslighting now garnering more than 226 million views on TikTok. “Medical gaslighting” is a term used to describe the situation in which
As many as nine in 10 adults with chronic kidney disease do not know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s an important fact to know during March — National Kidney Month — and all