Care home scandal: ‘My father suffered hellish treatment’
A distraught son has told how his father suffered hellish treatment at a care home which was closed last week after failures by staff and managers.
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Drugs overhaul could halve risk of breast cancer in young
THE treatment for the most common type of breast cancer in young women will be overhauled after a Victorian-led trial showed the chance of recurrence could be halved.
Superbugs to kill ‘more than cancer’ by 2050
Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide – more than currently die from cancer – by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says.
Scientists make ‘feel full’ chemical
The ingredient is a foul-tasting soluble powder, but the team, from Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow, are trying to incorporate it into bread and fruit smoothies.
Gene therapy could help thousands of blind people
A radical form of gene therapy that remodels eye cells into light receptors may help restore sight to people who are completely blind.
Obesity pill to replace treadmill being developed by Harvard University
A pill which would help the body burn away excess fat is being developed by Harvard University who claim it could one day replace the treadmill.
Regulator calls on NHS workers to join 5,000 plus that have blown whistle
More than 5,500 health and social care staff contacted the Care Quality Commission over a seven-month period this year to whistleblow about poor care concerns, the regulator has revealed as it urged more workers to speak up.
Dementia care: the way people are looked after needs to be transformed
The Dementia Action Alliance is urging hospitals to become dementia friendly, to train all hospital staff, from consultants to porters, in what dementia is and means, and to have a dementia champion on each ward.
Claims of bullying culture among staff at Britain’s biggest NHS mental health trust
The UK’s biggest mental health NHS trust, which covers Broadmoor Hospital and units looking after the most vulnerable female patients, is in turmoil following widespread allegations of bullying, a critical Care Quality Commission inspection report and the sudden resignation of its chairman.
Are you DRINKING yourself fat this Christmas? Average party-goer downs nearly 4,000 calories during the festive season
Waistlines could be expanding too, as new research find people many drink nearly 4,000 calories in the run up to Christmas.