NHS
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Transplant drive for Kidney Day
More effort should be made to enable kidney patients to get transplants before they need dialysis, new UK guidelines say today. Read more
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Midwives should manage more births – thinktank
The British National Health Service should massively step up the use of midwives to manage births – as part of a drive to improve maternity care, experts said yesterday. Read more
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New meningitis clues for sick children
GPs who fear a child has meningitis can add leg pain to key symptoms, according to a new analysis published today. Read more
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A little drink – for the heart
Research continues to back the idea that a little alcohol may be good for the heart, experts said today. Read more
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Alternatives won’t reveal child allergies – experts
Parents who suspect a child has food allergy should not resort to alternative and high street tests, according to official UK guidance published today. Read more
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Blood pressure reading shake-up
Doctors should no longer diagnosis patients with high blood pressure from a single reading, according to British guidelines published today. Read more
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Device offers blood pressure "revolution"
A revolutionary blood pressure measuring device is unveiled today by British scientists. Read more
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Flu vaccine shortage alarm
British doctors are facing growing shortages of flu vaccine as public alarm at the spread of the virus grows, government officials have admitted. Read more
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Public urged to get well without antibiotics
A campaign has been launched to remind people that antibiotics are ineffective in the treatment of coughs and colds. Read more
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Hi-tech cancer screening plan
People over 55 are to be offered thorough screening for bowel cancer in a bid to cut the death toll from the disease, the British government announced yesterday. Read more