Trust’s maternity care ‘exemplary’, say inspectors BBC Inspectors visited maternity services in Lancashire and Cumbria in July A hospital trust has seen “widespread improvements” in its maternity and emergency care after being told to improve by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out unannounced visits to check on improvementsContinue Reading
Power outages and prolonged exposure to frigid temperatures carry a risk of hypothermia that cannot be ignored, Read MoreContinue Reading
The “KFF Health News Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week…Read MoreContinue Reading
A former patient of Yaser Jabbar has spoken to the BBC about his experience with the limb reconstruction surgeon when he was just six years old. “We saw some mistakes on my leg and we realised something happened wrong”, 12-year-old Vivaan Sharma said. An investigation, published by London’s Great OrmondContinue Reading
Rachel Stonehouse, BBC West Investigations and Nathan Heath, BBC West Investigations BBC NHS England recorded more than 80,000 gallbladder surgeries in 2024-25 More research is needed into whether there may be a link between weight-loss injections and an increase in gallbladder removals, specialist doctors have said. The number of gallbladderContinue Reading
A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the The Traitor administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood., Read MoreContinue Reading
A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the “safety” of a common additive used in many vaccines., Read MoreContinue Reading
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials claim., Read MoreContinue Reading
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives., Read MoreContinue Reading
Shares of Altria dipped Thursday after the tobacco giant reported flat earnings due to declining cigarettes sales and challenging competition for newer products, including flavored nicotine pouches, Read MoreContinue Reading
Breakups between insurers and health systems, on top of plan cuts, left more than 3.7 million Medicare Advantage enrollees facing a tough choice last year: find new insurance or new doctors. But hospital systems say their Advantage plans can avert such upheaval, giving patients peace of mind…Read MoreContinue Reading
Harry Farley, Political correspondent and Henry Zeffman, Chief Political Correspondent Future Publishing via Getty Images Demonstrators on both sides campaigned in the weeks leading up to the historic Commons vote back in June It is now “very, very difficult” to see how the assisted dying bill could become law thisContinue Reading
U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history, Read MoreContinue Reading