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NHS physician associates should be banned from diagnosing patients who have not already been seen by a doctor, a government review has concluded.The review calls for…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.While the use of weight-loss drugs is on the rise, they join a suite of already-common interventions…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK patients are less likely to receive advanced…

The number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop…

US drug regulators have increasingly signaled a focus on faster approvals and rare diseases, but patients with ultra-rare ailments fear they are falling through the cracks,…

The bus smashed into him last month, when he was crossing the street with his wheelchair. By the time he made it to the public hospital…

To Save Patients from Extreme Heat, a Hospital Is Turning to AIAI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about…

The NHS has repeatedly failed in its diagnosis and care of stroke patients, England’s health ombudsman has said.According to the World Stroke Association, more than 12…

EPAKing’s College Hospital was one of the affected NHS trusts, along with St Thomas’ and certain GP servicesThe death of one person has been linked to…

BBCDesigner Nick James, who has lost most of his family to cancer, was first on the trial A study to find the right dose of aspirin…