Browsing: Hospitals

Getty ImagesDoctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second…

Martha’s rule, which lets NHS patients request a review of their care, is now in operation in every acute hospital in England, health service bosses disclosed…

Smitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC NewsMerope MillsMartha Mills died aged 13 after developing sepsis.Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if…

It was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen…

Getty ImagesSurgeryThe NHS waiting list in England has seen a small rise in the past month, with experts warning hospitals are not treating enough patients to…

When the Jamaican university student Rayvon Stewart invented a workable model for a door handle that could disinfect itself after every touch, it was hailed as…

My friend Len Doyal, who has died aged 80, was for many years a senior lecturer in medical ethics at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London…

The Tennessee attorney general’s office has subpoenaed four medical groups in the state for records of abortions performed over the last several years as part of…

The Trump administration is seeking to block veterans from receiving abortions at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs in cases of rape or incest,…

When, one year ago today, a buggy update to software sold by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down millions of computers around the world and sent…