Author: Anna Smith

Pressure on NHS at ‘fever pitch’

The latest NHS monthly performance statistics have shown that pressure on the NHS is at ‘fever pitch’.

UK and Japan collaborate to fight incurable diseases

Medical researchers in the UK and Japan are to join forces in the fight to advance research into treatments for some of the most debilitating degenerative diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and arthritis.

Rise of antibiotic-resistant super-gonorrhoea

Two women in the UK have been infected with so-called super-gonorrhoea, amid an increase in antibiotic resistance.

NHS staff productivity outstrips rest of the economy

New data released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed that NHS productivity for the financial year ending 2017 grew by 3% in England, dramatically outstripping productivity growth in the rest of the economy.

Statins may help treat serious mental illness

Statins could bring significant benefits to people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or non-affective psychoses, indicate new findings from UCL-led research.