GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment
The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors. Read More
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First personalised cancer vaccine cuts risk of disease returning in major trial
The scientists involved say the results could mark a turning point in cancer treatment, bringing personalised medicine a step closer. Read More
Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
US investors are buying up UK care homes – a situation regulators say they are “watching carefully” in case it threatens plans for a National Care Service. Read More
Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs. Read More
First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October. Read More
‘Betrayed by my body’: The taboo health issue women are talking about on social media
Women are sharing their experiences with chronic urinary tract infections on social media in an effort to break the stigma surrounding UTIs. Read More
Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer’s patients in new study
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it’s hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia. Read More
Tighter rules planned to protect people from cosmetic surgery that goes badly wrong
There will be restrictions on who can carry out procedures and fines for those who flout the law, in England in 2027. Read More
Second Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repayments
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation. Read More
Government failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
The sixth report from Covid inquiry criticises the lack of PPE and the way patients were discharged from hospital. Read More