Breast cancer risk test devised in 77-gene analysis
Scientists have predicted the odds of women developing breast cancer by looking for tiny errors in their DNA.
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Short people’s ‘DNA linked to increased heart risk’
The shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems, a team at the University of Leicester says.
NHS crisis: Bosses under fire after nurse paid £2,200 to cover ONE shift
The shocking figure, which works out at a whopping £183.33-an-hour, was handed to the nurse by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust for just one 12-hour shift.
Skin cancer ‘linked to package holiday boom’
A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the “worrying rise” in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests.
A&E waiting in England hits new worst level
The NHS in England has missed its four-hour A&E wait target for the past three months with performance dropping to its lowest level for a decade.
End-of-life care for terminally ill ‘needs major overhaul’
The UK’s care system for dying patients with terminal illnesses is lacking and needs a major overhaul, says a damning new report.
Abuse of Elderly People
Elderly abuse can cause extreme suffering, and emotional scars to already vulnerable people approaching the end of their lives.
Personal cancer vaccine research ‘exciting’ say experts
Tailor-made cancer vaccines that target unique genetic errors in a patient’s tumour have been developed in the US.
How the internet is replacing intimacy in the nation’s bedrooms: Smartphones blamed after number of times couples have sex each month drops
Smartphone use may be to blame for a drop in the number of times couples are having sex each month, a leading expert has suggested.
Hayley Okines, who bravely fought premature ageing disease progeria, dies aged 17
A brave teenager who defied one of the world’s rarest genetic conditions has passed away at the age of 17.