Diabetic patient used social media to find insulin
A woman living with diabetes urges better communication over the supply of essential drugs.
Health
More money and staff – so why isn’t the NHS more productive?
Labour has launched an investigation into what's wrong with the NHS. Is productivity the place to start?
Babies died after hospital neglect – inquest jury
Babies Sunny and Elena both died after erroneously being given a sodium nitrite infusion.
EU regulator rejects Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab
It said the benefits of the treatment did not outweigh the risk of serious side effects.
Weight-loss drug approved for heart problems in UK
Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide, which is already prescribed on the NHS to help people lose weight.
Fall in proportion of IVF cycles funded by NHS
The latest data also shows the average age for first-time treatment is now over 35.
Woman died after begging GP for help – inquest
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had asked her GP for "help with feeding" four months before her death.
Shingles vaccine may help delay dementia – study
There is growing evidence that a vaccine against shingles may also protect against dementia.
Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed
Data suggests at least 196,000 adults are waiting to be seen and demand has quadrupled since 2019.
