Kent hospitals admit failings over Simon Willson death
Two NHS trusts have admitted failures in the care of a father of two who was found hanged in a hospital toilet.
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NHS staff with poor English ‘can be struck off’
NHS regulators will be able to discipline or strike off doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who are not able to communicate clearly in English under new UK-wide plans.
Dementia diagnosis drive raises concern
Questions are being raised about the government’s drive to increase dementia diagnosis rates in England.
How running ‘may preserve thinking skills’
Aerobic exercise in your 20s may protect the brain in middle age, according to a US study.
Ketamine ‘exciting’ depression therapy
The illegal party drug ketamine is an “exciting” and “dramatic” new treatment for depression, say doctors who have conducted the first trial in the UK.
Thousands miss out on NHS cash to help them look after sick relatives: Families forced to sell their homes to pay for care
Continuing healthcare funding should be available to the families of those with degenerative diseases such as MS, Parkinson’s and dementia, but many families are unaware they can claim
Earl Grey, the brew that could tackle heart disease: Scientists say bergamot found in the tea could be as effective as statins in controlling cholesterol
The beverage, much favoured in Downton Abbey, contains extracts of a fruit called bergamot which scientists believe is a superfood for the heart.
The real-life Limitless pill? Drug helps adults learn as fast as children by making the brain more ‘elastic’
A professor at Harvard rewired the brain of a visually impaired women to process images by giving her Alzheimers drug donepezil.
Rheumatism sufferers sought relief inside a whale
Climbing inside the carcass of a whale was once thought to bring relief to rheumatism sufferers, an Australian National Maritime Museum exhibit shows.
Should we pay a monthly membership fee to the NHS?
Frail elderly people, those with chronic conditions or mental health problems and those developing obesity and life-style related illnesses often receive very mediocre care.