Resident Doctors Cancel Strike After New Offer From Government
Resident doctors in England have called off a planned six‑day strike after the government presented a new pay and progression offer. The British Medical Association will put the proposal to its members, noting it covers jobs, salary and career advancement. Starting salaries will be just over £40,000 (≈$51,000) with senior residents earning about £76,500 (≈$97,000). The move ends the 16th scheduled walk‑out in a dispute that began in 2023 over pay and working conditions.
'Amazing' Toy Scanner Eases Children's MRI Anxiety
A new toy MRI scanner, designed to look and sound like a real machine, is being used in Oxford’s NHS hospitals to calm children before their actual scans. The playful device lets kids explore a replica scanner, reducing fear and...
Major A&E Changes Announced Amid Strikes
Cheltenham General Hospital will convert its Accident & Emergency department into a daytime‑only Minor Injury and Illness Unit while resident doctors strike, closing the A&E at 20:00 BST on Sunday and reopening as a MIIU on Monday. Overnight emergency services will...
Meningitis B Vaccine to Be Offered to a Million Young People
UK health authorities will offer the MenB vaccine to about one million young people aged 17‑25 across England, Wales and Scotland. The one‑off programme, launched after unusual clusters in Kent, Weymouth and Reading, provides two doses of the Bexsero vaccine...
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy to Be Available in Pill Form in UK for First Time
Novo Nordisk’s weight‑loss drug Wegovy has received its first UK approval as an oral tablet, clearing the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The once‑daily pill offers a fridge‑free alternative to the weekly GLP‑1 injection, with doses ranging from 1.5 mg...
Cancellations 'Unavoidable' During Hospital Strike
Resident doctors in England will begin a fifth‑week strike from June 15 to June 19, marking the 16th round of industrial action over pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) walkout will affect hospitals in Hull, East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire,...
Advanced Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer to Cut Sessions From 20 to Five
England’s NHS will soon offer stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) to men with low‑ and intermediate‑risk prostate cancer, cutting the typical treatment course from 20 sessions to just five. The high‑precision technique delivers a concentrated radiation beam, promising better tumor targeting...
How Eriksen's Heart Device Kicked Into Action
Christian Eriksen, 34, collapsed during a Denmark‑Ukraine friendly but walked off after his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) delivered an immediate shock. The device, implanted after his 2021 cardiac arrest, detected a dangerous rhythm and reset his heart within seconds. Eriksen...
New Drug to Stop 'Ozempic Butt' Muscle Loss Side Effect of Obesity Jabs
A new investigational drug, apitegromab, has shown promise in preserving muscle mass for patients using GLP‑1 obesity injections such as Mounjaro. In a six‑month trial of 102 adults, participants receiving apitegromab retained about 1.9 kg (55% more) of lean tissue compared...
Top Five-a-Day Foods New Study Says Your Heart Needs
A new study of 30,000 adults in the US and UK finds that not all five‑a‑day diets deliver enough flavanols, a class of antioxidants linked to heart health. Researchers identified a handful of foods—plums, blackberries, broad beans, cherries and green...
One in Four Births in England Is Now Emergency Caesarean, BBC Analysis Shows
A BBC analysis shows that emergency caesarean deliveries now account for one in four births in England, climbing from 18% to 26% over the past five years. At the same time, uncomplicated vaginal births have dropped from just over half...
'World-First' Vaccine Designed by Artificial Intelligence
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have engineered the first vaccine antigen designed entirely by artificial intelligence and tested it in a human safety trial. The AI‑generated "super‑antigen" aims to protect against all known coronaviruses, including current COVID‑19 variants and...
Could Gut Parasites Be Influencing Your Behaviour?
Recent interdisciplinary studies are reviving the hypothesis that gut parasites can subtly steer human behaviour. Researchers have documented correlations between Toxoplasma gondii exposure and altered risk‑taking, as well as links to mood disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Experimental work...
Breakthrough Ovarian Cancer Drug Offers Patients More Time and Better Quality of Life
The NHS has approved mirvetuximab soravtansine, an antibody‑drug conjugate that targets folate‑receptor‑alpha, for platinum‑resistant ovarian, peritoneal and fallopian‑tube cancers. Clinical data show median survival extending from 12.8 to 16.5 months with fewer side‑effects, and the treatment is administered every three...
More Black Men to Benefit From Prostate Cancer Screening Trial
The UK government will invest £18 million (≈$22.5 million) to expand the Transform trial, inviting tens of thousands of Black men aged 45‑74 to receive prostate cancer screening. The trial adds genetic testing and rapid MRI to the standard PSA test to...