[ad_1] BBCSusan McGowan died two weeks after taking tirzepatide - brand name MounjaroThe death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS.Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.Her death certificate, seen by the BBC,
[ad_1] Covid inquiryProf Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London.The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was "personally terrified" that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic.Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid inquiry officials had drawn up a draft document advising whose care should be prioritised if the NHS
[ad_1] Getty ImagesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not shorten or lengthen the life expectancy of those taking it to ease menopause symptoms, says the health assessment body NICE in updated guidance.Its conclusion comes after a detailed analysis of data on links between HRT and conditions such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers and dementia.The guidance includes a new discussion aid to help GPs give patients the most useful information they
[ad_1] Smoking puts enormous pressure on the NHS. It kills about 80,000 people a year, external, and is responsible for one in four of all deaths from cancer. It is also linked to other serious conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, asthma and dementia. It can affect fertility and pregnancy.Figures from NHS England show there were an estimated 408,000 hospital admissions due to smoking in 2022-2023, external, up
[ad_1] BBCOne woman was hospitalised after an internal organ was "hit", the BBC has been toldVideos of a beautician performing surgical procedure liposuction in a beauty salon have been shared with the BBC after several women complained they were left injured and disfigured by the treatment.Luxury Medical Aesthetics and Academy based in Clapham, south-west London, have been running one day training courses for beauticians advertised as a "fat reduction masterclass".In
[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children's playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free.In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it is already an offence to smoke on NHS hospital grounds.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also make it impossible for anyone currently aged 15 or under to buy cigarettes - something the previous government had
[ad_1] Getty ImagesA new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time to do so was nearly an hour and a half. England's most senior doctor says stroke symptoms might not appear obvious or dramatic, but they are always a reason to act
[ad_1] HANDOUTEllie Lambert has frozen her eggs in the hope of meeting someone or "being in a financial situation where I can go it alone"The number of babies born in England and Wales is now the lowest since the 1970s, official statistics show.The fertility rate - which measures how many children are born per woman during her child-bearing years - is the lowest on record at 1.44. Scotland's is even
[ad_1] A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS.Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy.Medicinal cannabis became legal in the UK six years ago, but Ms Appleby said it is still “impossible” to get it
[ad_1] It would be "crazy" to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest into the death of one of his patients.Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years in 2017 for wounding 10 patients, by carrying out an unauthorised procedure which left behind tissue.New inquests are investigating the deaths of 62 patients, including 63-year-old Elaine Turbill in 2017, 12 years after Paterson performed
