A man who has battled the NHS for decades to get his wife mental health support has been told by A&E staff she was not a priority despite being so unwell she was catatonic. Steve, a 63-year-old from Hertfordshire, has been supporting his wife, who has schizophrenia, for 30 years and has recalled the “horrific” […]
Other states dump trash in New Hampshire at a rate of around 900,000 tons per year, in large part because those neighbors have significantly stricter landfill rules. The Department of Environmental Services says its new regulations – currently in the process of being updated, as required every decade – will be more protective of human […]
The UK Conservative Party’s Penny Mordaunt and Labour’s Angela Rayner engaged in heated exchanges during the BBC General Election Debate, as they clashed over tax, NHS waiting lists, and the push for net zero. Mordaunt continued to repeat the claim made by Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000 if […]
Two London hospital trusts have been forced to cancel all non-emergency operations and blood tests following a “major” cyber attack. Pathology systems at Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trusts and GP services across South London, have been hit by a ransomware attack, according to emails seen by The […]
The families of nine babies who died under the care of a scandal-hit hospital have called for an inquiry into NHS maternity service failings. Nine babies died and four mothers allegedly nearly lost their lives between 2021 and 2023 while under the care of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. In a letter to MPs, […]
The public inquiry into the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history, is due to publish its findings. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C between 1970 and 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions. Around 3,000 of them have since died – many haemophiliacs given […]
A car that belongs to a missing Massachusetts man who may have disappeared while hiking was recently found abandoned in a parking lot near a trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, authorities said. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says it was notified on Sunday of a possible missing person whose vehicle was found […]
The first UK field hospital in Gaza aims to be fully functioning in days, with staff set to treat everything from minor illnesses to bullet wounds. It has been set up by the aid organisation UK Med, which deploys many NHS staff to international emergencies. The facility is based near Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians […]
A London nurse once described as the “fastest woman in Africa” is retiring after almost five decades in the NHS. Former international sprinter Rose Amankwaah, 72, represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympics and started working in the NHS in 1975. She was initially given weekends off so she could continue her athletics training, where she […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted that he does not want to “run down” the NHS as junior doctors continue strike action across England. Training medics have walked out for the 10th time since March as the bitter row with the Government over pay continues. Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the British Medical Association […]
A coroner has issued a warning after a 24-year-old man died of skin cancer following his decision not to pay for a private medical test that may have caught the disease. Gregor Lynn went to his GP in 2019 complaining about a “nuisance” lesion on the back of his neck but was told it did […]