Stem cell trial aims to cure blindness
Surgeons in London have carried out a pioneering human embryonic stem cell operation in an ongoing trial to find a cure for blindness for many patients.
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Tattoo ‘removal’ kits burning victims
People are pouring chemicals containing banned acids over their skin in a bid to remove unwanted tattoos, a BBC investigation has found.
‘Frank’s Law’ dementia campaigner to seek election
Campaigners for a change to Scottish dementia care are to field a Holyrood election candidate against Health Secretary Shona Robison in Dundee.
Roche says new drug shows benefits in lung, bladder cancer tests
Roche ‘s new immune-system boosting cancer drug has given positive results in tests on patients suffering from some lung and bladder cancers, according to data released on Sunday at the European Cancer Congress in Vienna that the company hopes will help it win quick regulatory approval.
Elderly woman with dementia found dead days after police failed to follow up possible sighting
Tragic: Janet McKay, 88, suffered dementia and was considered vulnerable. Police have apologised after they ignored a tip-off about a missing elderly woman with dementia – days before she was found dead.
Paraplegic man walks using only his brain power
A man who was paralysed from the waist down has become the first such case to walk using only his own brain power.
Cumbria Police to pilot dementia training
Cumbria Police is spending £15,000 on a pilot scheme with support group Dignity in Dementia.
Home care visits ‘must last at least 30 minutes’
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance follows reports of carers making visits of 15 minutes and less.
Lab-grown kidneys work in animals
Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.
Hope for faster treatment of urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.