A mother whose four-year-old son died four months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour is campaigning for more funding and research into the disease. Nadia Majid said she does
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A new “wonder drug” injection for uncontrolled asthma has been approved for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has recommended dupilumab for some
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Three in 10 working age stroke survivors have lost their job as a result of having a stroke, a new poll suggests. The Stroke Association said that the physical and
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Campaigners are urging a health watchdog to publish a new guideline on diagnosing and managing ME, warning that each day of delay “puts more people at risk”. The National Institute
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Disabled working-age adults have said the Government needs to recognise they “are people too”, after failures in social care left some with a choice between “heating and eating”. The Government
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The Government has pledged to tackle the elective care backlog with the “biggest catch-up programme” in the history of the NHS. A record 5.6 million people were waiting to start
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A new five-year children’s cancer strategy which aims to deliver “world class care” for young patients has been launched. The blueprint, the first specifically for children and young people, contains
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A new £10 million long Covid support fund to help health boards respond to the condition has been announced by the Health Secretary, The fund is designed to maximise and
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Nursing shortages in the UK have left more than half a million people with cancer either unsupported or not supported enough, a charity has said. Macmillan Cancer Support is calling
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Booster vaccines may not be necessary for everyone in Britain and rolling out third doses too quickly would be an “unnecessary burden” on the NHS, the head of AstraZeneca has
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