Showing 37 to 48 of 121 results
UK Cancer Survival Doubles Since 1970s, But Remains Leading Killer
A report reveals that UK cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, with half of those diagnosed surviving 10+ years, but cancer remains the UK's biggest killer, with over 460 daily deaths, and early diagnosis rates have stagnated for a decade.
UK Cancer Survival Doubles Since 1970s, But Remains Leading Killer
A report reveals that UK cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, with half of those diagnosed surviving 10+ years, but cancer remains the UK's biggest killer, with over 460 daily deaths, and early diagnosis rates have stagnated for a decade.
Progress
48% Bias Score
UK Obesity Crisis: Weight-Loss Drug Success Creates Dangerous Black Market
In the UK, the rising popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss medication like Wegovy and Ozempic, despite strict NHS access, has created a black market with reports of misuse leading to hospitalizations; while effective for weight loss and related health problems, unregulated access poses serious health ris...
UK Obesity Crisis: Weight-Loss Drug Success Creates Dangerous Black Market
In the UK, the rising popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss medication like Wegovy and Ozempic, despite strict NHS access, has created a black market with reports of misuse leading to hospitalizations; while effective for weight loss and related health problems, unregulated access poses serious health ris...
Progress
44% Bias Score
English Doctors Urged to Reject Strike Ballot Amid NHS Pay Dispute
Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged English resident doctors to vote against a strike ballot starting Tuesday, despite a 5.4% pay rise this year, arguing that further action would harm the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) says a 20% increase is needed to recover from below-inflation pay a...
English Doctors Urged to Reject Strike Ballot Amid NHS Pay Dispute
Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged English resident doctors to vote against a strike ballot starting Tuesday, despite a 5.4% pay rise this year, arguing that further action would harm the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) says a 20% increase is needed to recover from below-inflation pay a...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Girl Dies After Meningitis Misdiagnosis at Tameside Hospital
Five-year-old Lila Marsland died from suspected meningitis in December 2023 after being misdiagnosed with tonsillitis at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester; an inquest is due to begin to investigate.
Girl Dies After Meningitis Misdiagnosis at Tameside Hospital
Five-year-old Lila Marsland died from suspected meningitis in December 2023 after being misdiagnosed with tonsillitis at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester; an inquest is due to begin to investigate.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Organ Donation Education Campaign Launched After Child's Transplant
Beatrix, a four-year-old who received a heart transplant, has prompted her parents to campaign for organ donation education in schools to increase consent rates; currently, 277 children in the UK await transplants.
Organ Donation Education Campaign Launched After Child's Transplant
Beatrix, a four-year-old who received a heart transplant, has prompted her parents to campaign for organ donation education in schools to increase consent rates; currently, 277 children in the UK await transplants.
Progress
40% Bias Score
EPUT's Delayed Evidence Submission Causes Lampard Inquiry Postponement
The chairwoman of the Lampard Inquiry, investigating over 2,000 mental health deaths in Essex, expressed "extreme dissatisfaction" with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's (EPUT) late submission of evidence regarding changes to its Oxevision patient monitoring system, leading to ...
EPUT's Delayed Evidence Submission Causes Lampard Inquiry Postponement
The chairwoman of the Lampard Inquiry, investigating over 2,000 mental health deaths in Essex, expressed "extreme dissatisfaction" with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's (EPUT) late submission of evidence regarding changes to its Oxevision patient monitoring system, leading to ...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Creon Shortage Cripples UK Cancer Patients
A critical shortage of Creon, a pancreatic enzyme needed by over 61,000 UK patients, is causing severe hardship, forcing patients to ration medication and impacting their treatment. The shortage, lasting over a year, is due to European-wide manufacturing issues despite government interventions.
Creon Shortage Cripples UK Cancer Patients
A critical shortage of Creon, a pancreatic enzyme needed by over 61,000 UK patients, is causing severe hardship, forcing patients to ration medication and impacting their treatment. The shortage, lasting over a year, is due to European-wide manufacturing issues despite government interventions.
Progress
40% Bias Score
UK Junior Doctors Threaten Further Strike Amid Pay Dispute
Junior doctors in the UK threaten another strike, adding to 11 walkouts in two years, demanding a pay raise beyond the recent 4 percent increase (plus £750 bonus) which the union considers insufficient to counter a 25 percent real-terms pay cut since 2009, causing significant NHS disruption.
UK Junior Doctors Threaten Further Strike Amid Pay Dispute
Junior doctors in the UK threaten another strike, adding to 11 walkouts in two years, demanding a pay raise beyond the recent 4 percent increase (plus £750 bonus) which the union considers insufficient to counter a 25 percent real-terms pay cut since 2009, causing significant NHS disruption.
Progress
76% Bias Score
NHS Elective Operation Cancellations More Than Double in a Decade
In England, 23% of 85,400 cancelled elective NHS operations in 2024-25 weren't rescheduled within 28 days, a more than doubling of breaches since 2015-16 (from 7% to 23%), with University Hospitals of Leicester reporting the highest number (942).
NHS Elective Operation Cancellations More Than Double in a Decade
In England, 23% of 85,400 cancelled elective NHS operations in 2024-25 weren't rescheduled within 28 days, a more than doubling of breaches since 2015-16 (from 7% to 23%), with University Hospitals of Leicester reporting the highest number (942).
Progress
44% Bias Score
Improved Breast Screening Could Save Hundreds of UK Lives
A UK study suggests that adding contrast-enhanced mammography or abbreviated MRI to breast screening could identify 3,500 extra cancers yearly, saving 700 lives, by detecting cancers hidden in dense breast tissue, a factor affecting 10% of women.
Improved Breast Screening Could Save Hundreds of UK Lives
A UK study suggests that adding contrast-enhanced mammography or abbreviated MRI to breast screening could identify 3,500 extra cancers yearly, saving 700 lives, by detecting cancers hidden in dense breast tissue, a factor affecting 10% of women.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Missed Diagnosis Leads to Death of One-Year-Old at Kent Hospital
One-year-old Archie Squire died of heart failure at the QEQM Hospital in Margate, Kent, after repeated visits with undiagnosed symptoms; a serious incident investigation found missed opportunities to diagnose him, and his family says lessons are not being learned.
Missed Diagnosis Leads to Death of One-Year-Old at Kent Hospital
One-year-old Archie Squire died of heart failure at the QEQM Hospital in Margate, Kent, after repeated visits with undiagnosed symptoms; a serious incident investigation found missed opportunities to diagnose him, and his family says lessons are not being learned.
Progress
40% Bias Score
NHS Reaches Maximum Affordable Funding Level
NHS England's chief executive, Sir Jim Mackey, announced that the NHS has reached its maximum affordable funding level, signaling no substantial funding increases are expected due to tight public finances; this comes as public satisfaction with the NHS is at a mere 21%.
NHS Reaches Maximum Affordable Funding Level
NHS England's chief executive, Sir Jim Mackey, announced that the NHS has reached its maximum affordable funding level, signaling no substantial funding increases are expected due to tight public finances; this comes as public satisfaction with the NHS is at a mere 21%.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Showing 37 to 48 of 121 results