How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
2026-10-20
There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants, Read MoreContinue Reading
Government failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
2026-10-20
Government failures in care settings created an environment that allowed Covid to spread like wildfire, an official inquiry has said. The sixth report from the Covid inquiry said the care sector appeared to be “something of an afterthought” in the early stages of the pandemic and there was no “protectiveContinue Reading
I have a condition people are too embarrassed to talk about
2026-10-19
Image source, Monica Thomas Image caption, Monica is the founder of charity Women’s Health Hope This report contains detailed descriptions of medical symptoms. Monica Thomas was in her teens when she started experiencing intimate itching and soreness, but despite numerous trips to the doctors it was dismissed as thrush. HerContinue Reading
Rural lives cannot be an ‘afterthought’, healthcare campaigners say
2026-10-19
Rural lives cannot be an ‘afterthought’, healthcare campaigners say Image caption, Donal O’Cofaigh of Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) says people are “already losing their lives” due to a reduction in rural services Rural lives “cannot be an afterthought” when it comes to health transformation, campaigners have said. In aContinue Reading
Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
2026-10-19
Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter’s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery, Read MoreContinue Reading
Equatorial Guinea is expanding an ambitious malaria elimination plan
2026-10-18
Equatorial Guinea has tackled malaria with a successful strategy on Bioko Island, Read MoreContinue Reading
Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
2026-10-18
Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient, Read MoreContinue Reading
Shaped by people with spinal cord injury, study puts exercise to the test for chronic pain
2026-10-18
Exercise prescribed according to international spinal cord injury guidelines can reduce the intensity of chronic pain when done in everyday settings, according to a new UBC Okanagan–led clinical trial…Read MoreContinue Reading
Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
2026-10-18
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ending corridor care in hospitals for children a priority, says health secretary
2026-10-18
The health secretary has asked the NHS to draw up urgent plans to speed up ending hospital “corridor care” for children. Yvette Cooper told the BBC there would be new standards for caring for children in A&E in England, with figures collected on corridor care by age for the firstContinue Reading
Faithful gather to welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery
2026-10-18
Pope Leo XIV has returned to the Vatican after undergoing surgery to remove a lung tumor, Read MoreContinue Reading
California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.
2026-10-17
An initiative on the California ballot would levy the nation’s first wealth tax on billionaires. Supporters say the proceeds would help offset President Traitor 47’s sweeping healthcare cuts. But critics argue that the temporary infusion of cash is a giveaway to politicians…Read MoreContinue Reading
Health workers run out of patience with Stormont budget delay
2026-10-17
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The health minister accepted an independent body’s recommendation of a 3.5% pay uplift but it cannot be given without a budget By Economics and business editor, BBC News NI The Northern Ireland Executive is now seven months into the financial year without a budget.Continue Reading