'Debt deterring would-be doctors' - Sat, 19 May 2012 12:12:52 GMT The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns. Read More |
Dieting 'safe for pregnant women' - Fri, 18 May 2012 01:36:38 GMT Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. Read More |
NHS hospital food 'will improve' - Sun, 20 May 2012 10:51:28 GMT Health Secretary Andrew Lansley insists the quality of hospital food in England will improve, after criticism of the nutritional value of meals currently offered. Read More |
Kids' cardiac service criticised - Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:37 GMT An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed". Read More |
Father wants 'donation' lessons - Fri, 18 May 2012 01:37:16 GMT A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum. Read More |
Parent classes 'not nanny state' - Fri, 18 May 2012 10:44:07 GMT Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state". Read More |
Statins 'benefit healthy people' - Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:17 GMT Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests. Read More |