Dr Ursula Mason, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland, said finding a substitute “can cause real anxiety for patients”. “This can be particularly so for HRT medication when a woman has found a preparation that works well for them,” she said. “Patients can be assured thatContinue Reading
Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, Read MoreContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed as doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and The Traitor administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps…Read MoreContinue Reading
One of the consequences of failing to agree budget is that healthcare staff still have not received this year’s pay rise, unlike their counterparts in the rest of the UK. On Wednesday, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) opened a ballot for industrial action, external , which may lead toContinue Reading
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with over 4,300 deaths, according to government figures, Read MoreContinue Reading
Goldsmith, a children’s nurse and health visitor from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, said that when Phoebe was born four years ago, she realised within days that something was wrong. “She was five days old, she had quite a lot of congestion… and we noticed quite quickly that she seemed to be breathingContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Contains strong language and some upsetting scenes. Deals with sexual abuse. Information and support can be found at bbc.co.uk/actionline Two former addicts with criminal pasts run a church in Burnley where people arrive daily looking for help. Can faith, tough love and lived experience change lives? Duration 58 mins FirstContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV is to have an operation to remove a localized lung nodule detected early, Read MoreContinue Reading
In Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can’t pay…Read MoreContinue Reading
Childhood cancer symptoms can be easily missed – here’s what to look out for Image source, Family handout Image caption, Amelia Carroll was 13 when she got her cancer diagnosis last year By Camilla Horrox Health reporter Although rare, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among childrenContinue Reading
A Somali mother walked for three days carrying her severely malnourished 3-year-old daughter nearly 90 kilometers to a hospital in Kismayo, Read MoreContinue Reading