Medicine

3 days ago

Neville pictured looking into the camera. He's wearing a grey quarter-zip fleece and a pair of black-framed glasses. He's pictured indoors inside an office, which has blue walls, and to his left are a set of white shelves which have black, yellow, and white files and folders on them. There's a set of yellow curtains hanging on the left of the image.

Rare bone disease therapy 'milestone' bringing hope

Neville Owens feels hopeful about the new drug for the condition he has been treated for since childhood.

3 days ago

Two medical sudents are standing in a white teaching room, on either side of a piece of electronic medical equipment. The man on the left, who has a beard, is wearing a light grey sweater, with a stethoscope around his neck. The woman on the right has a black and white striped shirt. She also has a stethoscope round her neck and is wearing glasses.

Students joining NHS feel 'nervous but excited'

People training as the next generation of doctors are "nervous but excited" about joining the NHS.

3 days ago

14 Jan 2026

A close range photo of a woman, Nicki Guy, with a brown bob and black top.

'It's life-changing. I can see my child grow up'

Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible - restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye conditon called hypotony.

14 Jan 2026

13 Jan 2026

A man wearing a brown blazer, waistcoat, tie and white shirt. He is standing on a pavement outdoors next to a brick building. He is looking into the camera.

Tighter medicine advertising laws come into force

Adverts which suggest a medicine is safe due to it being natural is banned under the new rules.

13 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales, joint Patrons of NHS Charities Together, during a visit to Charing Cross Hospital, west London. William is pictured to the left of the image and is looking to the right, with his eyebrows raised. Catherine is on the right, smiling at him. Her long brown hair is down and she is wearing a burgundy trouser suit.

Catherine joins William for London hospital visit

The visit to Charing Cross Hospital is the couple's first public engagement of 2026.

8 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026

Hollie pictured on a cream chair with her mum Ann, the photo is professional. Hollie has long curly red/brown hair and is wearing a blue and white dress with a white cardigan. Ann has long blonde hair and is holding Hollie.

'I want to tell Jesy Nelson, there's hope', says mum of child with SMA

SMA is a progressive muscle-wasting disease that can cause death within two years if untreated.

6 Jan 2026

2 Jan 2026

The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results

2 Jan 2026

18 Dec 2025

A man on a motorbike riding down a dirt track stretching towards mountains in the distance (Credit: Kang-Chun Cheng)

The motorcyclist fighting a deadly parasite

As a child Andrew Ochieng survived the world's second deadliest parasite. Today he is working to stop this little-known killer from the back of a motorbike.

18 Dec 2025

16 Dec 2025

A man with short blond hair is looking into the camera, unsmiling. He he wearing navy v-neck scrubs. The background is grey and out of focus.

'Studying as a doctor could cost £25k - but I can't get student loans to help'

Unlike similar postgraduate medical students elsewhere, some would-be doctors cannot apply for a tuition fee loan.

16 Dec 2025

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