Knighthoods for Viagra chemist and YouTube’s ‘Mad Prof’
Two chemists, one who kicked off the development of Viagra and another who is a YouTube celebrity, have received knighthoods in the New Year Honours.
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Learning disability GP health checks ‘show results’
A scheme getting GPs to offer health checks to patients with learning disabilities in England is helping to pick up problems, research suggests.
Crash victim, 29, set to become first in the UK to have a BONE transplant
A crash victim who lost part of his leg and was left unable to walk is set to become the first in the UK to have his limb rebuilt by surgeons – using donor bones.
Will your partner beat the bulge before you?
If you are thinking of teaming up with your other half in a bid to lose weight in the New Year, you might want to think again.
Meals on wheels provision in England drops by 63% – Labour
The number of vulnerable people receiving meals on wheels from English councils has more than halved in the last five years, Labour research shows.
Most cancer types ‘just bad luck’
Most types of cancer can be put down to bad luck rather than risk factors such as smoking, a study has suggested.
Frontline NHS staff given New Year honours
Among them are London-based GP Dr Sam Everington who has been given a knighthood after more than 20 years service in east London.
Assisted suicide campaigner Debbie Purdy dies aged 51
The right-to-die campaigner from Bradford had lived with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) for almost 20 years.
SNP slammed as 1,200 hospital beds go in two years
ALMOST 1,200 hospital beds have disappeared from wards around Scotland in just two years, official figures have shown.
Patients denied care as nurses fill in forms
Hospital patients are being denied vital care because overstretched nursing staff spend too much time filling in forms and doing unnecessary paperwork, it is claimed.