What is Rare Diseases Day? Department of Health to tackle health inequalities
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in 17 people get affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives, with 7,000 rare diseases affecting an estimated 3.5…
County lines: Children lured into gangs with free Subway sandwiches in cost of living crisis, charities warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children are being lured into county lines drug gangs with free Subway sandwiches and sweets, as traffickers exploit struggling families during the cost…
Swindon scaffolder's hand transplants 'changed his life'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A scaffolder said hand transplants have “changed his life” and allowed him to finally hold his kids’ hands again. Read More
Illorin doctors declare 2-day strike, as police officer assaults colleague
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGMDP) at the General Hospital, Ilorin, have commenced two days strike over alleged…
Women who have children young more at risk of heart attack and stroke
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Young mothers and those who go on to have large families are at greater risk of heart attack and stroke, a study…
Cleaner who found £50k stashed in toilets is left shocked by his reward for handing it in
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A cleaner who handed in £50,000 after finding it while cleaning the toilets was left speechless at his reward for finding the…
Chemicals in shampoo and cosmetics linked to cancer - 'Read the labels', warns expert
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With shelves stocked with products of various sizes, colours and prices, one can spend hours in drugstores, searching for the perfect beauty…
Pfizer's new RSV vaccine may trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pfizer‘s new RSV vaccine for older adults may trigger the potentially deadly Guillain-Barre syndrome, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned. Read More
As China's birth rate slumps, political advisor urges egg freezing for single women
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A member of China’s top political advisory body said she would propose allowing unmarried women to access egg freezing as a measure…
Mother died after trainee doctor inserted breathing tube into oesophagus instead of windpipe
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A young mother died after a trainee doctor wrongly inserted a breathing tube into her food pipe instead of her windpipe, an…