Clinical academia is on a steep decline globally. In the UK, a 6% reduction in the number of clinical academics since 2012 has been reported, with the number of senior lecturer level researchers ...

Charities say the health service is not always providing the necessary support for people with hearing problems to access ...

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NHS England has stood firm in support of changes at two Teesside hospital trusts after former MP and ex-CEO Alex Cunningham ...

Drugs firms argue that NICE ’s thresholds are too stingy. Medicines made up around 9% of health spending in Britain in 2018, ...

The information is being uploaded to the central database of the UK Biobank, a research hub that makes data available to ...

Some people are able to do that through lifestyle changes alone. Others need help from prescription high blood pressure medication. While many drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A NHS trust has confirmed it carried out a ‘thorough internal review’ following the theft of drugs by a would-be murderer. The anaesthetist ...

A NHS trust has confirmed it carried out a ‘thorough internal review’ following the theft of drugs by a would-be murderer. The anaesthetist practitioner stole the decapacitating drug and two ...

He also highlights why effective routing is essential to getting the best care to patients across the NHS. Jonathan Benger, Chief medical officer, deputy chief executive and interim director of the ...

Donald Trump’s tariffs could push up prices and disrupt the supply of vital US medicines needed by NHS patients such as cancer drugs, the Government has been warned. The Health Secretary Wes ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...