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Union’s shameOF all the junior doctors’ 11 strikes the latest five-day walkout is the most ­shamefully malicious.The BMA union knows there is no

NHS leaders have said the service is expecting "major disruption" as a result of the hot weather and the junior doctors' strike.Yellow heat health ale

FROM a dribble to a sudden urge to dash to the loo, incontinence can strike anywhere at any time.There are two main types.Stress incontinence is when

AN audiologist known as 'the wax whisperer' has revealed some of the weirdest things he's had the pleasure of removing from people's ears.Stomach-chur

PATIENTS are being "treated in cupboards and car parks" and "dying in hospital corridors", nurses have warned.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) decla

AN INNOVATIVE scheme trialled by a south London GP practice has helped ease the '8am rush' of phone calls for appointments - and even saved a patient'

DO you care enough for your digestive health? Particularly if you are among the one in three who suffers symptoms such as constipation, bloating or wi

FOR 10 years, Megan Grieves went back and forth to the GP more than 30 times, searching for answers.A decade later the mum has been left with a giant

AN illness does not discriminate, striking people of any age and gender at any time of the year.But feeling unwell can be even more challenging when i

A SEX addict doctor who romped with a string of women in his surgery was yesterday struck off the medical register.Silver-tongued Thomas Plimmer’s b

YOU’RE less likely to die if you're seen to by a female doctor, a study has found.The outcomes of more than 700,000 over 65s who were hospitalised w

BRITS may be able to sign themselves off work using an app under plans to free up doctors’ time.Ministers want to test an online system that will me

JUST one in every four people say they are satisfied with the NHS today.Who can blame them? Record numbers of people are waiting for treatment, and th

AROUND 91,000 patients called 999 or went to A&E after struggling to see a GP this year, stats have found.A further 180,000 had to call the 111 li

NHS PATIENTS are being told to bring their own batteries to GP appointments to cut costs.People getting their blood pressure or hearts checked were as

A JUNIOR doctor caught moonlighting at a private clinic while on NHS sick leave can go back to work.Oxford-educated Dr Daniel Coventry, 34, was suppos

WE have made it to spring, after what felt like a never-ending, grey winter.But many will be dreading the upcoming hay-fever season, which has technic

PHARMACY technicians and dental hygienists will be able to prescribe new drugs without the sign-off of a doctor or dentist, ministers have announced.N

JUNIOR doctors have voted to drag out strike misery for another six months.Medics will be able to down tools again from April 3 to September 19, the B

A BUILDER was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition just two days after being prescribed antibiotics for a suspected scrotum infection.Stephen B

GPs will be forced to allow patients to book appointments over the phone, under a new contract starting next month.The new contract is to be imposed o