Novartis faced a hurdle with the rollout of inclisiran (brand name: Leqvio), a cholesterol-lowering drug, in Europe. British medical groups have raised concerns over the agreement between Novartis and the British government to distribute the drug at a reduced price.…
LONDON (AFP) - British hospital staff acted quickly after a man arrived in the emergency room with World War II ammunition in his rectum. Police and military experts were called in but medics safely removed the object before their arrival,…
LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday that an explosion in a taxi outside a hospital that killed a man was caused by an improvised explosive device and is being treated as a terrorist incident, but the motive remains unclear.Russ…
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Top line The explosion of a car outside a hospital in Liverpool, England, which killed one person and injured another on Sunday was declared a terrorist incident, police said. Forensic Police officers work outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on November 15,…
UK Covid patients will not yet get a 'changing' pill that halves the risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease, it was revealed today.US drug giant Merck today announced landmark results from a trial of its antiviral molnupiravir.Hospitalization…
Numerous attempts to legalize assisted suicide in the UK have failed, the most recent in 2015. However, Parliament is once again considering whether or not to legalize the practice. LONDON - In a significant turn, the UK Doctors Union is…
LONDON (REUTERS) - England is expected to keep some coronavirus measures beyond July 19, when most remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted, to help limit the spread of the disease, a doctors union has warned Saturday July 3. Prime…
Britain's main doctors' union is calling on the government to delay plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions as new data shows a spike in cases of the highly transmissible delta variant. The British Medical Association said on Friday that "reasonable…
LONDON - UK frontline workers who have been applauded on their doorsteps in the first weeks of the pandemic are now facing a torrent of polarization and misinformation.Exhausted doctors, teachers and other workers say they feel incredibly demoralized after reading…
Dr Farah Roslan and Miss Tierney pose for a photo. Twitter photo Gulf Today Report A British private hospital has adopted disposable hijabs for its Muslim female doctors. In a tweet, the Royal Derby Hospital said it was the first…
A new work by the elusive street artist Banksy, honoring health workers, has been unveiled at a UK hospital. The framed photo, titled Game changer, represents a young boy sitting on the floor playing with a superhero toy nurse. Batman…
A A new work by elusive street artist Banksy, paying tribute to health workers, has been unveiled at a UK hospital. The framed photo, titled game changer, depicts a young boy with a nurse superhero toy. Batman and Spiderman action…
"A patient told him the virus came from his species - Chinese" Scarborough News reports that a Malaysian Chinese doctor who serves on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic has been the target of racist abuse. Registrar of Respiratory…
By Stephen Gray, Andrew MacAskillLONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing senior doctors at Britain's National Health Service to consider the unthinkable: how to ration access to intensive care beds and ventilators when resources are scarce.FILE PHOTO: A woman…
(Press association via AP ImagesWant the best of VICE News delivered straight to your inbox? Register here.British doctors are pleading with the government to prioritize testing for COVID-19, saying a lack of testing leaves them, their families and patients at…
LONDON (Reuters) - A member of staff at a British medical practice in the southern English city of Brighton has tested positive for coronavirus, the BBC reported.The County Oak Medical Center has been temporarily closed, the BBC said. He did…
Smells swirl in the air along Perdriel Street, where through the low wrought-iron fence and greenery, the white stucco walls of the British Hospital peek in. Occupying an entire city block in Barracas, the hospital boasts of longevity in what…
A trip to the British Museum may be one of the social prescribing options described by British doctors Wikimedia Commons An ambitious initiative Unveiled this week by UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock may soon allow doctors across the country to…
LONDON - Doctors have long been berated for their seemingly unintelligible handwriting. Now they are invited to give up Latin.In order to improve written communication with patients, an initiative unveiled this week by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges -…