Fergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC News Getty Images More than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be offered a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease which it is hoped could revolutionise diagnosis of the disease. The blood test can detect biomarkers for rogue proteins which accumulate in the brains of patients with the […]

Amy ColeMidlands Today and Tanya GuptaBBC News, West Midlands BBC Staff practise on Linda the mannequin in the simulation laboratory A simulation laboratory that can be used to recreate emergency childbirth situations for staff learning in a risk-free environment is revolutionising maternity training in Birmingham, the NHS has said. The unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital

Jenny ReesHealth correspondent, BBC Wales British Medical Association Dr Alice Gatenby has been told “it’s too much hassle” to change shifts to accommodate her disability A disabled doctor, who believes the NHS sees it as “too difficult or inconvenient” to give her support, has considered leaving. Dr Alice Gatenby said senior colleagues told her she

Are gel nails banned in the UK? Other Side of the Story contacted Dr Naila Dinani, a consultant dermatologist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Dr Dinani appeared on the BBC Sounds Sliced Bread podcast to discuss nail polish and gels in August. She explained further about the TPO ban: “TPO is being banned

Nat WrightHealth Producer Getty Images Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected say

BBC An NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has admitted two counts of insurance fraud and three of possessing extreme pornography. Neil Hopper, 49, of Truro, Cornwall, carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed in 2019. Truro Crown Court heard he lied to insurers by claiming that

BBC Sarah and Jack Hawkins, who lost their baby daughter, said there should be disciplinary action over the comments Staff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made “heartless” criticisms about families involved in the largest-ever maternity review and claimed relatives are taking part so they can seek compensation. Families also said they have been

The government is planning a new law in England to stop anyone under the age of 16 buying energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Prime from shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online. Up to a third of UK children are thought to consume these types of drinks every week, despite most supermarkets

Getty Images People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by NHS England was originally meant to be published last year but faced repeated delays. It found 39% of deaths of people with

Sharon BarbourHealth correspondent, BBC North East and Cumbria Supplied Baby Saskia had the typical measles rash Nowhere in the north-east of England and Cumbria has the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate of 95% needed to achieve the “herd immunity” at which point disease does not spread, latest figures show. Middlesbrough has the