THE Benefits Fit Note system has been branded “insane” by the government’s jobs tsar. Alan Milburn hit out at how young for conditions such as after just a brie...
WITH the year’s final summer bank holiday weekend approaching, new stats reveal just how much we are drinking. More of us than ever before are now making steps...
A DAD who was repeatedly misdiagnosed with sinusitis tragically died from a rare bleed after medics failed to refer him for an emergency CT scan, an inquest hea...
DEMENTIA is something that scares many of us, especially if we have witnessed loved ones go through it. Middle-age is a prime time to help prevent the disease....
A FAT jab prescription was handed out on the NHS every seven seconds last year, research by The Sun has found. signed off weight-busting medications 4,605,058...
A DOG-loving mum sadly died in a GP surgery after waiting days for an appointment, an inquest has heard. Mother-of-two Jaqueline Watkins, 66, had been feeling u...
A NOSY GP surgery worker was sacked after snooping on the medical records of her own bridesmaids. Friends of Megan Hensing, 28, got suspicious after she raised...
A QUARTER of GPs say they have treated patients who have been hospitalised by fake fat jabs. These worrying figures have prompted healthcare professionals to c...
THE nation’s favourite “dadisms” phrases include “I’m just resting my eyes”, “were you born in a barn?” and “put a jumper on if you’re cold”. A poll of 2,000 ad...
IN the rush of our daily lives, we can be ignorant to the markers of our health that don’t get in the way or slow us down. One of the most critical is blood pre...
RESIDENT doctors have had to cancel their conference because their union’s staff are going on strike. Medics have been told it cannot go ahead without the help...
AS ANOTHER resident doctors’ strike looms, the NHS has urged Brits not to delay going to A&E or getting medical care. The six-day industrial action will kick o...
