Doctor warns hatred of patients could get in the way of giving them good medical care
Dr Joan Naidorf, who has nearly 30 years of experience on wards in Alexandria, Virginia, said medics judge patients just like anyone else.
Anti-anxiety drugs can interfere with a person’s neurons and increase risk of cognitive decline
Researchers have discovered the reason why anti-anxiety medications put users at risk of dementia down the line.
England’s GP crisis laid bare: A SIXTH of posts are vacant
Doctors have warned the staffing crisis means patients are not be getting the care they need and burnt out GPs are having to ‘pick up the burden’. The results are from a snapshot poll of UK GPs.
America’s first monkeypox patient to come forward is an actor from Los Angeles
Matt Ford, who lives in Los Angeles, said he caught the virus after ‘skin-to-skin contact’ with another patient. He has spoken out to warn people the disease ‘sucks’ and to take it seriously.
Top FDA advisor warns that new Covid booster formulated for Omicron variant are ‘no better’
Dr Paul Offit warns that the newly recommendedOmicron-specific COVID-19 shots may not provide much more protection than the existing Covid vaccines.
Where faecal transplants can thwart diabetes and reverse ageing
Putting your poo on ice to one day use the good bacteria within to heal a variety of maladies could soon be an option for those who can afford the storage fees, a team of Harvard experts say.
Brits offered £4,000 to take part in whooping cough study that will see them deliberately infected
Whooping cough can kill up to one in 50 babies and cases have been on the rise in the UK. Now scientists at University Hospital Southampton hope to trial a better vaccine.
Grandmother, 90, left in hospital corridor for 30 hours in brutal sign of NHS pressure
A grandmother, who wished to remain anonymous and was three weeks from her 90th birthday, was stuck on a stretcher in Whiston Hospital, near Liverpool, for 40 hours.
How NHS language is going woke – with women quietly being scrubbed out of ‘inclusive’ pages
Woke terms are increasingly being used in the NHS, with health experts worried the de-sexing of language is leading to a dangerous over-complication of health communication.
Experts claim this sleek vehicle could revolutionise the aging fleet
EXCLUSIVE: International Ambulances, a Norfolk-based firm, believes its Integro-E is the future of NHS emergency services and could be rolled out as soon as next year.
Britain should offer free abortions to American women for FREE in wake of Roe v Wade ruling
Currently, foreign patients are able to have abortions in the UK but are charged up to £1,500, depending on how far along a woman is in her pregnancy. The BMA voted to make this free for all nationalities.
He Could Barely Walk and Had to Give Up Golf. What Was Wrong?
Over six years, many doctors told the patient he had peripheral neuropathy. What they couldnt tell him was why or how to treat it.
The common mistakes that mean trendy batch-cooking can leave you with an upset tummy
PETER KNIGHT: Within four hours of devouring a second helping of my home-cooked Ottolenghi recipe for tuna and cheese pasta bake, my creation was rapidly evacuating my body.
GP system is in dire need of intensive care
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With the GP service already on its knees, a Health Foundation report predicts the situation may yet become much worse.
A quarter of doctor and nurse posts could be vacant by 2030
More than a quarter of doctor and nurse posts in GP practices could be vacant within ten years, a damning report is warning today.