Widow of man who contracted cancer while working on corporation productions seeks damagesThe BBC is being sued over the death of a set builder who contracted asbestos-related cancer while working on high-profile dramas including Doctor Who. Richard Eva…
Gratitude Games launched to support mental health of UK emergency workers
Annual Olympics-style event will be held from next year to raise money to tackle trauma faced at workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of emergency services workers will take part in a new Olympics-style multi-sport …
People able to freeze embryos, sperm and eggs for up to 55 years
Ministers said the change from a 10-year limit was needed because of the trend towards later parenthoodPeople who want to start a family will be able to freeze their eggs, sperm and embryos for up to 55 years in an overhaul of fertility rules intended …
Offices may harbour asthma risks, new research suggests
Study at Birmingham lung disease service points to printer toner and cleaning products as potential triggersWorking in offices can give people asthma from exposure to substances such as printer toner and cleaning products, according to new research by …
Doctors in England ration blood tests due to sample bottle shortage
Some GPs have had to stop giving routine blood tests for high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetesHospitals and GPs in England are being forced to ration blood tests as the NHS struggles to cope with a severe shortage of the plastic sample bottle…
Get yourself checked: Don’t ignore signs of cancer, urges NHS chief
Warning that thousands of lives at risk because people don’t want to overburden the health servicePeople with symptoms of cancer are being urged to come forward amid concern that tens of thousands are “risking their lives” because they do not want to b…
NHS England delays could lead to thousands of deaths, says heart charity
Long waiting times for hospital care mean heart patients could miss ‘window of opportunity’, report findsThousands of people with heart problems could die over the next few years due to increasingly long delays in NHS care, ministers have been warned.T…
Covid disrupted treatment for 30% of NHS cancer patients, survey shows
Research by Cancer Research UK also found only 60% thought their care was ‘very good’, down from 84%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost three in 10 cancer patients had their treatment disrupted when the NHS suspended much…
NHS drops from first to fourth among rich countries’ healthcare systems
Thinktank says longer wait for treatment since Covid pandemic is main reason, in study of 11 countriesThe NHS has lost its prestigious ranking as the best health system in a study of 11 rich countries by an influential US thinktank.The UK has fallen fr…
Trial to test if cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumours
First such study in the world aims to find out if Sativex combined with chemotherapy can help treat glioblastomaCancer charities and the NHS are preparing to investigate whether a cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumours and help patients to …