Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images People who have cosmetic filler injections in their face should be warned of the risk of a dangerous complication involving blocked arteries that can lead to skin loss and even blindness due to damaged blood flow, say experts. Researchers used ultrasound to study 100 cases of filler injections that…
The story behind a major NHS investigation into breast cancer care in the north east. Source link
A higher proportion of people in England are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data covering three weeks from mid-September suggest just over 43% of people went online to contact their GP – an increase of a percentage point from the…
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has cost the government more than £100m to respond to so far, the BBC has learnt. This is on top of the £192m spent by the inquiry itself – meaning the cost to the taxpayer is over 50% more than previously thought. The…
Summary The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a proposed rule that would rescind 2022 Biden-era public charge determination regulations. In their place, DHS plans to provide interpretive and policy tools to guide public charge determinations and suggests it will “move away from a bright line primary dependence standard” and remove limitations on the types of public…
Family handout Meg Draper joined the swimming and netball teams and was a popular figure in the student community A popular and sporty teenager who made a “big impression” at her new university died within weeks of starting, after contracting meningitis. Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in…
Andy GiddingsWest Midlands Family photo Sharon Price said she wanted to avoid the need for surgery A woman who successfully underwent a newly-approved form of cancer treatment has said it allowed her to avoid the need for surgery. The method, known as Papillon, uses low energy X-rays to treat rectal cancer patients and it has…
Getty Images Fewer than half of eligible people in London have take up the free flu vaccine so far The number of 999 calls in London has risen over the past week, with London Ambulance Service (LAS) reporting its three busiest days of 2025 in a row. The service said the 20% increase included more…
Forever chemicals, or PFAS, exist in many household items such as waterproof clothing and cookware. Source link
Simon Jack,Business editor, Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Rachel Clun,Business reporter AFP via Getty Images The UK and the US have agreed a deal to keep tariffs on UK pharmaceutical shipments into America at zero. Under the agreement the UK will pay more for medicines through the NHS in return for a guarantee that US import taxes…
