NHS leaders warn of rising costs and chaotic care in ADHD and autism services
NHS managers warn spiralling costs and unregulated private providers are destabilising ADHD and autism services across the health system.
Family-focused care linked to fewer psychiatric hospital admissions, study finds
A study finds that care centring patient priorities, continuity of clinicians and family involvement is associated with fewer psychiatric hospital admissions.
Psychiatrists Say NHS Fails Adults Who Seek Help After Child Sexual Abuse
A psychiatrists' report finds long-standing failures in NHS responses to adults seeking help after childhood sexual abuse, urging systemic reform.
Nearly 4 million women in England can order at-home HPV tests after missed cervical screening
Nearly 4 million women in England can now order self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV if they missed cervical screening.
Nearly 600 Practices Have Left NHS Dentistry — What This Means for Patients
Almost 600 dental practices in England exited NHS care over a decade, raising access and inequality concerns across the country.
New vaccine prolongs cancer-free interval in trial, but durability remains unknown
A clinical trial found a vaccine lengthened the time patients stayed cancer-free, though the duration of the effect is still unclear.
Surgeon Reports Fewer Eye Injury Visits After Recent Eclipse
An eye surgeon reports fewer patients seeking treatment for solar eye damage compared with the UK's 1999 total solar eclipse.
Record heat tests Europe’s healthcare systems
EU healthcare systems are under growing strain as the current heatwave pushes temperatures to record highs during both the day and night across much...
Closing the Gap Between Innovation and Access in Myasthenia Gravis Care [Promoted Content]
Generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) may be a rare disease, but the questions it raises for Europe’s healthcare systems are increasingly urgent: how quickly can...
Bulgaria’s troubled national children’s hospital project is on life support [Advocacy Lab]
Bulgarian health authorities are facing mounting difficulties launching a long-awaited project to build a national children’s hospital, which has ranked as one of the...
France confirms first Ebola case linked to DR Congo outbreak
A first case of Ebola was confirmed in France on Wednesday, with the patient identified as a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in...
Europe wilts under record heat as AC sales soar
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in...
EU’s off-patent medicines industry calls for industrial strategy at Athens summit [Advocacy Lab]
Europe must decide whether it wants to remain a pharmaceutical producer or become increasingly dependent on imports, political leaders and industry representatives warned at...
Alzheimer’s experts call for a dementia strategy matching Europe’s cancer plan [Advocacy Lab]
Medicine can now slow Alzheimer’s disease, but whether patients benefit depends on where they live. In Rome, experts from 12 countries signed a policy...
European countries close schools, cancel trains as heatwave set to intensify
Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special...
US opens trade probe into German drug pricing, escalating pressure on Europe
The US has launched a trade investigation into Germany over claims of the country’s unfair drug pricing practices, escalating a transatlantic dispute with the...
Czechia advances as a top clinical trials hub – but global rivals are closing in [Advocacy Lab]
The Czech Republic is cementing its position as a leading destination for clinical research in Central Europe, even as European countries face mounting pressure...
Dairy giant Lactalis brings Nutri-Score to EU’s top court
France’s top administrative court will refer the case concerning the Nutri-Score nutrition label to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), according...