Up to HALF of NHS doctors plan to work fewer hours, poll reveals

The NHS faces a mass exodus of doctors after the coronavirus pandemic, a survey warned today. Half said they plan to work fewer hours, almost one in three said they plan to retire early and a quarter are weighing up taking a career break. The British Medical Association survey of more than 5,500 medics also … Read more

Doctors operate to save baby her from spina bifida before she was even born

Her name, perfectly chosen by her adoring parents, is short for the Spanish word for miracle. And little Mila is indeed extraordinary.  For this blue-eyed baby girl, cradled happily in her mother’s arms, is an astonishing testament to the powers of modern medicine as one of just a few dozen babies worldwide to have undergone … Read more

Doctors reveal the physical signs you’re drinking too much

Alcohol became a coping mechanism for many Britons during the pandemic, and it seems that many of us are still enjoying those extra tipples as restrictions ease.  Research from life insurance company Reassured found UK drinkers consumed an average of 14 units of alcohol per week during the third lockdown, an increase of 5 units … Read more

Doctors reveal the physical signs you’re drinking too much

Alcohol became a coping mechanism for many Britons during the pandemic, and it seems that many of us are still enjoying those extra tipples as restrictions ease.  Research from life insurance company Reassured found UK drinkers consumed an average of 14 units of alcohol per week during the third lockdown, an increase of 5 units … Read more

India Covid: Patients turn to witch doctors as virus hits rural areas

Indians are turning to witch doctors who are branding them with hot irons in a vain attempt to cure Covid as the infection spread from urban centres to rural villages where healthcare is often non-existent.  Dr Ashita Singh, head of medicine at Chinchpada Christian Hospital in a remote part of Maharashtra state which houses the … Read more

India Covid: Patients turn to witch doctors as virus hits rural areas

Indians are turning to witch doctors who are branding them with hot irons in a vain attempt to cure Covid as the infection spread from urban centres to rural villages where healthcare is often non-existent.  Dr Ashita Singh, head of medicine at Chinchpada Christian Hospital in a remote part of Maharashtra state which houses the … Read more

Doctors call on the US to send its stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines to crisis-hit India NOW

Global health experts are calling on the U.S. government to send its stockpile of AstraZeneca-University of Oxford coronavirus vaccines to India immediately as health officials say they don’t anticipate using any of the doses. During a news briefing on Tuesday, Andy Slavitt, the White House senior COVID-19 advisor, addressed a report stating that the country … Read more

Doctors actress Marian McLoughlin joins the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Sue Morgan

Doctors actress Marian McLoughlin joins the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Sue Morgan… 19 years after character’s last appearance By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 02:23 BST, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 03:56 BST, 27 April 2021 Marian McLoughlin has joined the cast of Hollyoaks to play returning Sue Morgan – 19-years after … Read more

Coroner slams doctors after disabled woman suffered malnutrition and died in hospital

A coroner has today slammed doctors over the ‘gross failure of care’ of a disabled woman who suffered malnutrition and died in hospital after being admitted for a routine eye operation. An inquest heard Laura Booth was ‘neglected’ by doctors, who ‘inadequately managed’ the 21-year-old’s nutritional needs while she was a patient at Royal Hallamshire … Read more