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NHS Confederation A senior NHS leader has criticised the health service, saying his mother received a “black service, not an NHS service” as she died. Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents health managers, described his mother Grace’s death as “undignified”. The 92-year-old died in January ofContinue Reading

A new study from UCLA Health suggests COVID-19 vaccines may protect patients from severe kidney damage. The study found hospitalized COVID-19 patients were less likely to have severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated, Read MoreContinue Reading

A new study from UCLA Health suggests COVID vaccines may protect patients from severe kidney damage. The study found hospitalized COVID patients were less likely to have severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated., Read MoreContinue Reading

The U.S. is up to 1,197 confirmed measles cases this year, Read MoreContinue Reading

England’s National Health Service said Friday it is the first health system in the world to offer a targeted blood cancer therapy that can stop cancer progression for nearly three times as long as existing treatments., Read MoreContinue Reading

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to send a cease and desist letter to CVS for mass text messages sent to customers lobbying against legislation and is opening an investigation into whether the pharmaceutical giant improperly used customers’…, Read MoreContinue Reading

Invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test. Research shows they are at very low risk of cervical cancer and can safely wait longer to be screened again, NHS England hasContinue Reading

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion, Read MoreContinue Reading

The Supreme Court is siding with a teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy in a ruling that could make it easier for families like hers to go to court over access to education, Read MoreContinue Reading

Every month, thousands of women evade abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to send them pregnancy-ending drugs through the mail, Read MoreContinue Reading

The backlog in routine hospital treatments in England has reached its lowest level for two years. Data for the end of April showed the waiting list dropped to 7.39 million, down from 7.42 million in March. But it is nine years since the NHS has met its target of 92%Continue Reading