More than 30,000 infected with HIV and hepatitis C in blood products scandal: UK inquiry
It has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the 75-year history of the UK’s NHS. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV…
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NHS bans routine use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria amid safety concerns
NHS England has banned the “routine” prescription of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria, claiming there is insufficient evidence of their safety. The decision,…
Anaesthetist suspended for napping during surgery blames tax returns and his weight
An UK anaesthetist has been suspended for six months after falling asleep during a patient’s shoulder surgery. Dr Thomas Herbst blamed his work schedule, being…
Doctors alarmed by UK physician associates performing neurosurgery and toe amputations
UK doctors are becoming increasingly concerned about the expanded role of physician associates, who have reported doing elements of neurosurgery, toe amputations and even surgically…
Rip-off allegations fly as British surgeon paid $15,000 to cover for striking colleague
It didn’t take long for the ‘greedy doctor’ accusations to begin surfacing in response to the first mass walkout by doctors working in England’s NHS.…
‘I always wanted to be a doctor – 12 kids later I’m about to start medical school’
As she entered her teens in the 1990s with an obsession for the British TV show called Casualty, Rosemary Murphy set her heart on making it…
‘Angels of death’: Why do healthcare workers kill those they are meant to protect?
“This was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder … There was a deep malevolence bordering on sadism in your actions.” These were…
Midwife struck off after telling new mother that terrorists could poison baby formula
An experienced midwife in the UK who claimed terrorists could contaminate baby formula to scare a mother into breastfeeding has been struck off for 18…
Ciprofloxacin warning after cardiologist’s tragic suicide
The suicide of a UK cardiologist shortly after he was prescribed ciprofloxacin highlights that many doctors remain unaware of the link between the antibiotic and…
Underground medicine: Aussie GP tells of her new life under fire amid the war in Ukraine
'Once we start talking to them, they often break down, words spilling out of them of the horrors they have endured,' says Dr Lisa Searle.
