Painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can do ‘more harm than good’ and should not be prescribed to treat chronic pain, health officials have said. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence claims that there is ‘little or no evidence’ the drugs, as well as aspirin and opioids, work. But in draft guidance, published on … Read more
A couple who both work for the NHS were left ‘heartbroken’ by the news that their wedding reception would be cancelled, despite their guests being able to socially distance. Cally Shenton and Dave Mainwearing, from Derbyshire, have spent two years planning their wedding, due to tak place later this month with an original guest list of … Read more
‘I was looking for anything that might be able to help’: Kate Garraway wanted to donate her blood plasma to husband Derek Draper after she recovered from COVID-19 By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 08:26 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 08:26 BST, 3 August 2020 Kate Garraway has revealed she offered to donate her … Read more
Thousands of cancer patients will be given treatments at home in a bid to spare them the risks of going to hospital NHS is making more than 50 cancer drugs available to be administered at home This includes treatments for prostate cancer, bowel cancer and leukaemia NHS said it is safer for patients due to … Read more
Two new game-changing tests will be offered to millions of Britons in a major advance in the war on coronavirus. Hailed as ‘transformative’, the tests – which give results in 90 minutes – will start being rolled out from next week. One is so simple it could soon be deployed in airports, offices, schools, pubs … Read more
A further eight people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain today, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths during the pandemic to 46,201 according to preliminary figures. Five people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, NHS figures showed. Patients were aged between 52 and 86 years old, and all … Read more
To our bold and thoughtful Prime Minister, we would like to address this very simple idea. Unless we can revive and restore the economy, our ability to conquer the Covid menace will shrink and fade, and so will our power to fight all other diseases. And unless we can get schools back and running fully … Read more
Geordies’ teeth left chattering! People in Northumberland and South Tyneside are most reluctant to go to the dentist, NHS survey reveals Six per cent of people across England admit to feeling an aversion to the dentist But the figure was the highest in Northumberland and in South Tyneside Results emerged from GP patient survey of … Read more
As infections sharply rise and the Government puts the brake on easing lockdown, an NHS test and trace caseworker says many people are ignoring self-isolation rules – and explains why some of her underemployed colleagues call themselves the Mouse Movers’ Club… I couldn’t quite fathom what I was hearing. After innumerable phone calls, I had … Read more
Shocking footage obtained by The Mail on Sunday shows how police officers violently dragged a grieving father from the hospital bedside of his dying daughter shortly after he had been told her life support was being withdrawn. The harrowing film from a police body camera shows the moment Rashid Abbasi, a 59-year-old hospital consultant, was … Read more