The UK National Screening Committee has recommended including a test for Edwards’ syndrome as part of the fetal anomaly screening programme for women who miss, or do not complete, the first trimester ...

There is only limited evidence that the current approach to continuous observation of patients at risk of harming themselves when on hospital wards is effective, an investigation has concluded.1 The ...

I looked after my mum at home, from the point of her clinical diagnosis by her GP to her death (alone in hospital) last year. Kaviraj conveys well how the role of carer is equal in intensity to a full ...

Men and boys are critical to meaningful progress in gender equality Two of the UN’s sustainable development goals (on good health and wellbeing and on gender equality) emphasise improving sexual and ...

It’s for my health, actually. Apple Watches, like a lot of smart watches these days, can track a variety of health data, from steps to sleeping patterns—but also blood oxygen levels. On 1 May the US ...

The government needs to stop demonising disabled people and tackle the barriers that prevent them from accessing work, says James Taylor The government claims it’s planning to tackle the rise in ...

Value for money checks over NHS spending are shrouded in uncertainty owing to audit delays, weaknesses in financial systems, and backlogs, MPs have said. The Commons public accounts committee also ...

The world is on track to meet the World Health Organization’s target of a billion people having better health by 2025, the UN agency’s 2023 report has found.1 Improved air quality, access to water and ...

GPs in Northern Ireland have agreed changes to the general medical services (GMS) contract, the BMA has said. The BMA’s Northern Ireland GP committee (NIGPC) has agreed changes for 2024-25, with the ...

Allocating placeholder roles to incoming foundation doctors undermines their value to the NHS, writes Éabha Lynn Almost one thousand doctors about to start their careers in the UK have found ...

The government has committed to drive down antibiotic use in the UK, improve surveillance for drug resistant infections before they emerge, and incentivise research into new drugs and vaccines. Its ...

Five infants died after developing whooping cough in England in the first three months of 2024, the UK Health Security Agency has reported.1 Altogether there were 1319 confirmed cases of whooping ...