Women better at sport during period, study suggests/in /by
It could explain why women playing contact sports appear injury prone between ovulation and menstruation.
Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found/in /by
Scientists have found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.
Critical incident over London hospitals’ cyber-attack/in /by
Urgent and emergency care at the hospitals may not be able to access quick-turnaround blood test results.
Gonorrhoea cases reach record high in England/in /by
Syphilis, meanwhile, rose 9.4% last year, with more heterosexual men and women becoming infected.
Corridor care is unacceptable, says nursing union/in /by
Many people are being treated in places not designed for patients, the Royal College of Nursing says.
New blood test ‘can predict’ breast cancer return/in /by
The test can find traces of a tumour's DNA before a full relapse, allowing treatment to start early, experts say.
Tories pledge new GP surgeries in community care boost/in /by
The party says allowing pharmacies to treat more conditions will also free up GP appointments.
At-home saliva test may catch deadly prostate cancers/in /by
Research suggests cheap and simple spit tests may be better at catching the disease than blood tests.
‘By the time my pension’s sorted, will I be here?’/in /by
A former police officer fears she may not live to see the pension boost she has been promised.
Thousands of cancer patients to trial personalised vaccines/in /by
Thousands of people in England are set to get access to a new type of treatment to fight their disease.