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One in 10 A&E patients waited over 12 hours in 2025
Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Chloe Hayward Getty Images One in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than 12 hours there, a BBC analysis shows. During 2025, 1.75 million patients waited that long to be treated and discharged or found a bed on a ward – only marginally better than…
Trans woman leaves role with Portsmouth womens health charity
Writing to the charity in March, the MP said: “It is remarkable that a charity established to advocate for women’s health would appoint a man, without female anatomy or experience of this disease, to speak for those whose suffering is defined by their sex.
Aptamil infant formula batch recalled in UK over toxin discovery
Parents in the UK are being warned not to feed their babies using a particular batch of Aptamil First Infant Formula made by Danone. The company is recalling the product because it contains a toxin, called cereulide, which can cause vomiting. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says the only batch affected is the 800g pack…
Oliver, three, is wonderful after world-first gene therapy
Three-year-old Oliver Chu has amazed doctors and his parents after he became the world’s first patient of a pioneering gene therapy to treat Hunter syndrome. Hunter syndrome – or MPSII – is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive damage to the body and brain. The effects are sometimes described as a type of childhood…
Flu bouncing back after Christmas mixing, says NHS
Christmas gatherings may have caused a resurgence in flu and other winter viruses, NHS leaders say. Figures show that the average number of patients in hospital beds in England with flu last week hit 2,924 – a rise of 9% on the previous week. This comes after two weeks of decreasing numbers, prompting hope flu…
