Category : NHS


LED Face Masks Banned Over Safety Risks in UK

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has banned certain LED face masks over serious safety concerns, including risk of skin damage, eye injuries, and electric shocks. Discover which devices are affected and how to protect yourself.

Paris Battles Major Bedbug Infestation Crisis

Paris faces a growing bedbug infestation affecting homes, hotels and public transport, prompting urgent government action and raising health concerns ahead of key events.

NHS Free Prescription Expansion for Millions

The NHS is set to expand free prescription access to millions more patients in what's being hailed as the biggest healthcare reform in decades. Discover who qualifies and when changes take effect.

Scotland's NHS in catastrophic crisis

Scotland's NHS faces a devastating triple-threat as emergency department waiting times hit unprecedented levels, hundreds of operations face cancellation, and chronic bed-blocking cripples hospital capacity across the nation.

NHS staff face '70s-style racism epidemic

Health Secretary Wes Streeting reveals shocking levels of racist abuse against NHS workers, comparing current hostility to darkest periods of 1970s and 80s Britain.

MaineHealth Data Breach Exposes Patient Death Notices

A major security failure at MaineHealth has left sensitive death notices publicly accessible for months, raising serious concerns about patient privacy and data protection protocols in the US healthcare system.

Britain's invisible web of care revealed

Amidst NHS pressures and social care cuts, an intricate network of informal carers across the UK is providing vital support to vulnerable people, new research reveals.

Women drive alarming vaping surge in UK

Exclusive data reveals British women are embracing vaping at unprecedented rates, creating a new public health challenge as e-cigarette use soars while traditional smoking falls.

Pensioner's 700-mile NHS charity walk: Cardiff to Edinburgh

76-year-old Philip Welsh from Cardiff embarks on an extraordinary 700-mile walking challenge to Edinburgh to raise vital funds for the NHS, battling health conditions and unpredictable weather along Britain's scenic routes.

4 Changes To Slash Cancer Risk By 40%

New research reveals how straightforward daily changes could dramatically reduce cancer cases across the UK. Discover the four essential lifestyle adjustments backed by scientific evidence.

Vaping Overtakes Smoking in UK First

Groundbreaking NHS data shows e-cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in Britain for the first time, with vaping rates doubling while smoking continues dramatic decline.

Woman's 'depression' was deadly brain tumour

A British woman's years of suffering dismissed as depression and fibromyalgia turned out to be a life-threatening brain tumour, revealing critical gaps in women's healthcare.

NHS Urgent Amoxicillin Warning: Dangerous Side Effect

The NHS has issued an urgent medication alert about a potentially dangerous reaction to the common antibiotic amoxicillin. Discover the life-threatening side effect affecting thousands and the immediate action required.

Scottish NHS boards get £135M emergency bailout

NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Ayrshire & Arran receive staggering £135.5 million in emergency funding, raising serious concerns about patient safety and the sustainability of Scotland's healthcare system.

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