England

Multiple sclerosis: First drug to help patients walk now on NHS in England

Aysen Slack, 65 and from Eastbourne, chose to pay privately for the pills once she heard about them. She said…

2 days ago

Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA

All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a…

1 week ago

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April

The ban comes after 1,100 responses to a consultation which strongly supported introducing an age restriction on the drinks, external.The…

1 week ago

NHS senior doctors in England vote in favour of strikes

Senior doctors across England have voted in favour of strike action in the future over pay and pensions. In a…

3 weeks ago

Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes

Resident doctors in England have voted to accept the government's offer on pay and jobs, bringing an end to three…

4 weeks ago

1 in 4 births in England now by emergency C-section

A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows - marking a…

2 months ago

One in four births in England are now emergency caesareans, BBC analysis shows

Prof Marian Knight, director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, which researches the care of women and babies in pregnancy…

2 months ago

Genital herpes rising in England

New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall fall in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the latest…

2 months ago

Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs

STIs are particularly common among young people, with health experts saying testing for them is vital. Source link

2 months ago

The struggle to get hold of medication in England is set to get worse

People living with conditions include heart problems, stroke risks, eye infections and bipolar are unable to get hold of the…

3 months ago