Roisin Wilshaw Brian Rooney with his mother Isobel Benson – he collapsed at the doors of the Royal Victoria Hospital after being rushed there by his parents The mother of a Belfast man, who collapsed outside a hospital, said she was shocked when a 999 call handler told her he should take painkillers as they […]
The new data has been published in a number of medical journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), which Prof Krumholz edits. “These ground-breaking medications are poised to revolutionise cardiovascular care and could dramatically enhance cardiovascular health,” he said. The studies – part of the Select trial, external – tracked more […]
Shingles is a painful, serious condition that is more common in older people. It is caused by a reactivation of the Herpes zoster virus – the virus that causes chicken pox. A vaccine against shingles was introduced in many countries about 18 years ago. Since then there has been growing evidence that the jab could […]
Labour has also said it is committed to paying compensation. The sudden announcement of the election, and next week’s planned recess, leaves little time to get new laws passed. Parliament will be dissolved next week after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the general election for 4 July, meaning there is limited opportunity to get through […]
Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It sort of seems intuitive that if you wait a long time in a corridor or somewhere else waiting to be admitted, an average of six hours now, that that’s going to harm […]
Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours for an ambulance. Source link
Top Biden administration officials this week met with prominent civil rights and public health leaders in the wake of the administration’s decision to delay a ban on menthol cigarettes. The unannounced meeting was not formally on the public schedule, but it followed a similar call officials had last month with tobacco industry lobbyists — including former lawmakers […]
The Biden administration is delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol flavored cigarettes amid intense lobbying from critics including the tobacco industry, industry-backed groups and some Black criminal justice advocates. The delay is alarming public health groups, which fear that the White House could cave to pressure and delay the rule indefinitely, especially against […]
Campaigners accuse ministers of kicking plans to prevent protests outside clinics into the long grass. Source link
Christine Campbell has ovarian cancer and says the health system is not fit for purpose. Source link