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Posted onThe hospital waiting list in England has risen for the third month in a row with experts warning the government’s key NHS priority – tackling the backlog – is at risk. At the end of August the waiting list for routine treatments hit 7.41 million – in May it was 7.36 million. The proportion waiting…
South Western Ambulance workers arrested after six people die
Posted onTwo ambulance workers have been arrested over the deaths of six adults, police have said. The investigation was launched in 2023 and last year a man in his 30s, from West Wiltshire, was arrested on suspicion of six counts of gross negligence manslaughter and four counts of ill-treatment or wilful neglect by a care worker….
Wellbeing in 2026: Recovery, JOMO and brain boosters
Posted onRuth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images Wellbeing has become such a priceless (or in many cases pricey) endeavour that we can’t seem to get enough of it. Last year, we were mainlining magnesium, consuming creatine – a muscle boosting supplement that became mainstream, and we turned to AI chatbots for help with anything…
HIV warning as cases in older women increase
Posted onWomen aged in their 50s and 60s have been urged to practise safe sex after a rise in new cases of HIV in heterosexual groups. As World Aids Day is marked, campaigners say women in this age group could be at greater risk of catching the virus because some are not using condoms. Blue Sky…
Covid cases rising with new variants ‘Nimbus’ and ‘Stratus’
Posted onMichelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images If you feel unwell with a bad throat and a temperature you may well have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn. XFG, called Stratus by some, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are now the most common variants being passed around in the UK, according…
