Face-to-face GP appointments drop again with more than a third now done remotely
NHS England data comes after patients have been reporting having to wait longer for in-person appointments with practices sometimes insisting on a remote appointment first
'Rotting window' and 'uncollected rubbish' among issues at Newcastle care home rated 'inadequate' for over a year
Bowland Lodge has been subject to a number of negative Care Quality Commision inspection reports in recent years.
Research highlights global plant diversity 'darkspots' where scientific efforts are urgently needed
An ambitious project led by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with global partners, seeks to shed light on the planet's "plant diversity darkspots"—regions teeming with biodiversity ...
Snakes in the city: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal insights into human-reptile interactions
A new analysis of a decade-long collection of wildlife rescue records in NSW has delivered new insights into how humans and reptiles interact in urban environments.
Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch
A surgeon is alleged to have used a Swiss Army knife because he could not find a sterile scalpel.
The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
Diagnostic errors affecting one in fourteen hospital patients
Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients-;at least those receiving general medical care-;suggest the findings of a single center study in the US, published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety.
Researchers advance ovarian cancer detection using cfDNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers
Researchers developed a groundbreaking method to detect ovarian cancer early by analyzing cfDNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers, significantly improving sensitivity and specificity over existing approaches.
NIH funds study to explore infertility and health issues among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública in Mexico are using a $2.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to explore the link between infertility and long-term health issues among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage.
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