A breast cancer drug has been approved by NICE following changes to its funding assessment process – reversing a previous ...

The risk of harm caused to mental health patients subjected to long waits and poor support in emergency departments “weighs ...

Twenty women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered significant harm while under the care of an NHS trust. A review of cases so far has found hundreds of patients have come to ...

Fitness to practise processes “must never be used a weapon” against doctors, the General Medical Council has said.

GPs, dentists and other healthcare professionals are being offered training to recognise potential early signs of motor ...

Viruses that already exist are more likely to be responsible for the next global pandemic than a virus generated by ...

Doctors taking medical exams should be able to claim reimbursement within weeks under a new system that was agreed in the ...

There is no external oversight of workload when doctors juggle roles across multiple employers. A consultant’s recent death ...

Only one technology has been approved for use by GPs to test for suspected endometriosis, according to new draft guidance ...

Short-term increases in fine particulate air pollution are “strongly linked” to more frequent coughing during sleep, researchers have suggested. A team from the University of Cambridge collected ...

The British medical Association has announced a postponement to plans to escalate its collective action in general practice as it tries to “reset” the relationship with the government ahead of talks.