Nat WrightHealth ProducerGetty ImagesErrors 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…
More than 5,000 people who should have been offered cancer or other types of routine screening did not receive invitations because of an error dating as far back as 2008,…
The High Street pharmacy chain Boots is asking customers to return packs of 500-milligram paracetamol tablets because a labelling error incorrectly states they are a different painkiller, aspirin. More than…
Getty ImagesPeople with diabetes tend to have higher HbA1c levels than those without the conditionAn NHS trust has revealed that about 11,000 people will have to be re-tested after a…
People were mistakenly taken off waiting lists for operations such as knee and hip surgeries. Source link
The healthcare regulator has sought urgent assurances over patient safety at Newcastle Hospitals. Source link
In a joint statement, Quinn's father Ryan Parker and Ms Studencki said: "Let's be clear, this is the destruction of an organ, the prevention of a conclusive post-mortem and a…
Managing type 1 diabetes is never easy. But if you ask 16-year-old climbing star Katie Bone, she’ll tell you that she will never let this disease get in the way…
Social media “patient influencers” are becoming a popular method of direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceutical and medical companies. Is that a good thing? Source link
A new study found that many people with oral piercings had deep pockets and gaps around their teeth, and receding and bleeding gums. Source link