Health
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Health Royal Colleges Provide ‘Undervalued’ Support to NHS, Says Former RCGP Chair
Professor Kamila Hawthorne argues medical royal colleges deliver essential behind-the-scenes work but lack proper recognition and resources…
7 May 2026 -
Health AI Shows Promise for Emergency Triage but Faces Real-World Hurdles
New research suggests artificial intelligence outperforms traditional methods in hospital emergency departments, though experts warn of…
7 May 2026 -
Health US Research Funding Ban Could Slow Medical Breakthroughs for Kent Patients
The National Institutes of Health has halted all new grants for studies involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions, with…
7 May 2026 -
Health Over One Million in England Switch to Combination Asthma Inhalers, Overtaking Blue Reliever Use
For the first time, more than 1.09 million people in England are using AIR or MART combination inhalers without a SABA blue reliever…
6 May 2026 -
Health US Supreme Court Weighs Cancer Claims Against Roundup Weedkiller
The highest court in America heard arguments that could determine whether Bayer faces tens of thousands more lawsuits over its…
6 May 2026 -
Health AI Safety Responsibility Shifts from Developers to Doctors in UK Health Systems
Regulators and the NHS increasingly mandate clinician oversight for AI tools, placing primary safety accountability on doctors rather than…
6 May 2026 -
Health BMJ Calls for Global Health Investment as Security Strategy Amid US Policy Shifts
The British Medical Journal highlights worldwide health investment as collective security amid America’s retreat from multilateral…
5 May 2026 -
Health Major Incident Declared at Darent Valley Hospital as Water Supply Crisis Enters Seventh Day
Darent Valley Hospital has declared a critical incident after a water supply fault in its west block has left patients, staff and visitors…
5 May 2026 -
Health New Guidelines Launched to Improve Child Health Research Reviews
The PRISMA-C 2026 extension provides tailored standards for systematic reviews of medical interventions in children and adolescents…
4 May 2026 -
Health Medical Experts Call for Broader Approach to Dementia Prevention Beyond Individual Lifestyle Changes
A new editorial in The BMJ argues that population-wide strategies to tackle dementia risk factors receive far less attention than…
4 May 2026 -
Health Paracetamol Overdoses Show 37% Death Rate in Staggered Cases, Medical Data Reveals
New clinical evidence shows delayed and repeated paracetamol ingestions carry much higher mortality risks than single overdoses. The Deadly…
4 May 2026 -
Health BMJ Medics’ Revue Returns to London Stage for One Night Only
The British Medical Journal is reviving its traditional comedy show featuring sketches and songs by UK doctors at Shaw Theatre on 15 May…
4 May 2026