NHS
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Media blamed for diverting cash to ineffective drugs
A multi-million pound cancer drugs fund was over-hyped in the media, leading to NHS cash being diverted from effective care, experts say today. Read more
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Second monkey pox patient diagnosed
Two patients have been diagnosed in England with the monkey pox virus, found in Nigeria, it has been announced. Read more
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Drink Free Days campaign targets middle-aged drinkers
Cutting down on drinking is more difficult than improving diet or exercise, a new YouGov poll reveals today. Read more
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Backing for innovative asthma treatment
The NHS is to be allowed to use the new treatment of bronchial thermoplasty for people with severe asthma, it was announced today. Read more
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Row over caesarean op barriers
Pregnant women are being intimidated to prevent them requesting caesarean births, campaigners have claimed. Read more
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MPs back e-cigarettes
Britain is not doing enough to release the potential of e-cigarettes as an aid to stopping smoking, MPs say today. Read more
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Doctors take a stand on climate change
A major GP organisation is to cease investing in fossil fuel companies because of climate change’s adverse effects on people’s health and wellbeing. Read more
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Call for complex regional pain syndrome care improvements
Health services should improve the care and diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome, physicians say today. Read more
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Bowel screening may reveal other diseases
The UK screening programme for bowel cancer may be identifying people at risk from a range of other diseases, researchers say today. Read more
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Risk-based breast screening would ‘reduce over-diagnosis’
Targeted breast-screening programmes that are based on women’s risk levels would be cost-effective and reduce over-diagnosis, researchers said last night. Read more