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According to the Royal College of Nursing, incidents of violence against A&E nurses have almost doubled over the last six years, often due to people being…

Patients see doctors in a white coat as professional and trustworthy but often mistake a female medic wearing one for a nurse or medical assistant, a…

A daily weight-loss pill has been shown to help patients lose about 12% of their body weight, according to the results of a clinical trial.The drug,…

The European pharmaceutical industry has condemned the US move to put 15% tariffs on medicines imported from the EU, calling the taxes a “blunt instrument” that…

Over the past 15 years, NHS staff have had a torrid time: they have been overstretched, buffeted by constant chaos and a chronic lack of investment.…

Resident doctors in England are set to go on strike on Friday demanding a 29% pay rise that they say would restore salaries that have been…

Doctors and medical staff in Gaza say their increasing hunger and the lack of available food is beginning to leave them too weak to provide urgent…

The British Medical Association (BMA) has said the NHS plan for dealing with forthcoming resident doctors’ strikes will put patient safety at risk.Up to 50,000 resident…

Under pressure from the federal government to increase organ transplants, hospitals and organ procurement organizations across the country are rushing people toward donation, and some patients…

Patients from the most deprived areas of England face longer waits for NHS treatment and make up a higher proportion of those waiting for care, according…