The apprentice will see you now: Aspiring doctors could qualify without a medical degree to help those already working in healthcare to train while they work Proposals could see nurses train to become doctors while they are also working Senior medics are drawing up the scheme to increase accessibility and diversity Student doctors warn programme … Read more
Women experiencing heart attacks are more likely than men to have their symptoms of chest pain misdiagnosed by doctors as anxiety or stress, a study has warned. Researchers from Spain analysed the treatment of 41,828 patients who were admitted to hospital with chest pain and compared the treatment they received. Women were almost twice as likely … Read more
Prince Philip is starting his 23rd day under the care of heart doctors today – as the Queen is set to personally grill fellow Royals on claims of racism. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, remains at London’s private King Edward VII’s Hospital, where he was moved back to on Friday after a procedure on a … Read more
A student has revealed how she cleared up her acne after five years of visiting doctors, naturopaths and skin specialists – and it only took a matter of weeks. Tahlia, 18, from Cairns, told FEMAIL she has had ‘horrible skin’ since she was just 13, and was at her wits’ end over what to do … Read more
Kate Lawler has revealed her newborn daughter Noa has been given the all-clear from doctors following a health scare and a series of hospital visits. The Big Brother star, 41, took to Instagram on Sunday to show her appreciation for the medical staff that helped her daughter during the time of distress. She wrote: ‘I’ve … Read more
The death of a 24-year-old man hours after his release from police custody remains a mystery today after a post-mortem failed to establish how he died. Mohamud Hassan was found dead at his home on January 9 just hours after he was released from Cardiff Bay police station without charge. An Independent Office for Police … Read more
For years it troubled and perplexed Dr Ruth Tapsell that her type 2 diabetes patients made little or no progress despite the drugs she prescribed or the healthy eating advice given. ‘If anything, they put on more weight, were hungrier and needed more medication to control their condition,’ says the NHS GP who works in … Read more
NHS doctors have reportedly become the first in the world to successfully transplant a heart that has previously stopped into a child patient. Surgeons have historically used hearts from brain-dead patients – someone whose heart is still beating but is unable to survive without artificial life support – in transplants. But, in a move which … Read more
Ambulance delays during the surge in coronavirus cases before Christmas led to people dying of other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, doctors have said. Dr Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said ambulances waiting outside hospitals over the festive period led to ‘secondary Covid victims’. Figures show the … Read more
Boyfriend has to have metal ring cut from his penis by Thai doctors after ‘trying to enlarge it for Valentine’s Day’ An unnamed man was rushed to hospital in Bangkok on Saturday after his penis began swelling uncontrollably Medics worked for an hour to remove a metal nut from around the man’s penis, using a … Read more