N.S. man stuck abroad due to lack of available hospital beds ‘in our own province’
by A Nova Scotia man who suffered a medical emergency while on an international trip is now stuck abroad after his family was told he can’t …
Month: May 2024
Common mental health problem can shorten cancer survivors’ lives, study finds: ‘Critical issue’
by Cancer survivors who feel lonely tend to have a greater risk of dying, according to research from the American Cancer Society. Researchers and mental health …
NHS breached mixed-sex ward ban nearly 44,000 times in 2023 as the figure doubles in five years
Patients were placed on mixed-sex NHS hospital wards a record 43,700 times last year – despite the practice being banned in 2012. This was more …
Britain is in an ‘Uber-ambulance crisis’ as new figures reveal half a million ‘urgent’ patients were forced to make their own way to A&E last year
At least 504,276 such patients arrived at casualty wards last year on foot or by private or public transport amid the ‘shocking’ crisis in ambulance …
UK’s prostate cancer revolution: ‘Biggest trial in a generation’ could lead to a screening programme that slashes disease’s death toll by 40%, top experts hope
Doctors say it will also create a ‘treasure trove’ of data, samples and images that will help in the global fight against the disease, which …
Barbra Streisand’s Ozempic Comment to Melissa McCarthy Prompts a Conversation
When Barbra Streisand posted a comment on social media about the actress Melissa McCarthy, it prompted a public conversation.When Barbra Streisand posted a comment on …