General Healthcare

The UKHSA has released its annual STI data, with continuing concern over rising syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea.

Following a successful pilot involving around 10,000 patients with non-small cell lung cancer, NHS England is now rolling out the test nationally.

Once inhaled or ingested, these plastics can lodge in human tissues, including the lungs, blood, and even vascular tissues.

Flu vaccination prevented up to 120,000 hospital admissions in England during the 2024/25 season, despite concerning declines in uptake among some vulnerable groups.

Discover a study that found that social engagement seems to slow biological ageing, a marker believed to better predict mortality than chronological age

England is set to become the first country in the world to roll out a national vaccination programme against gonorrhoea, aiming to curb record-high infection rates and growing antibiotic resistance.

Abbreviated MRI and contrast-enhanced mammography are more effective than ultrasound for cancer detection in women with dense breasts.

Interestingly, the study found that both obesity and ADHD scale sublinearly with city population.