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The UK risks wasting the talents of tens of thousands of overlooked and undervalued doctors, to the detriment of patient care, General Medical Council (GMC) Chief Executive Charlie Massey has warned in a new report.

New research from the Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net) at the University of Liverpool has shown that using artificial intelligence (AI) can improve how we treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), and help to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that tapping into the nervous system could help reduce the gut inflammation that drives inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to repair itself with new muscle cells becomes significantly higher, even higher than in a healthy heart.

More than 4,000 people could be dying per year because of high turnover rates of nurses and doctors in NHS hospitals, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Women with a history of endometriosis and uterine fibroids might have an increased long term risk of premature death, finds a large study from the United States published by The BMJ.

Two studies have indicated warning signs about the spread of bacteria resistant to carbapenems in both healthcare and community settings across Europe.

Proposed new measures would legally require public bodies procuring goods and services for the NHS to both identify and mitigate risks of modern slavery.

Innovative IT software designed to tackle waiting lists and reduce discharge delays has been rolled out across more than two thirds of the NHS.

​The NHS is providing advanced eye scans closer to home for tens of thousands of people with diabetes which could save up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and help prevent life-changing sight loss.

An independent review of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) has been launched by the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting to consider how these roles are deployed across the health system, in order to ensure that patients get the highest standards of care.

The biggest changes in decades, affecting the decontamination sector, will be revealed and explored at this year’s IDSc annual conference – from the latest plans for registration to a new competency framework. Patient safety, innovation and education will all be at the forefront.

Barts Life Sciences, a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, has partnered with Waltham Forest College to launch a new Health and Life Sciences Hub, designed to expand education, skills and career opportunities across North East London.

UK HealthTech companies aiming to break into the US market are encouraged to apply now for the ABHI US Accelerator 2025. With limited spaces and high demand, this programme offers a gateway into the world’s largest healthcare market, giving UK medical device, diagnostic and digital health companies the support and connections they need to scale their businesses in the United States.

The biggest ever national conversation about the future of the NHS has taken to the road, with Middlesbrough hosting the first of a series of public debates about how to fix the health service.

A new report published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has revealed the true scale and impact of the UK’s gynaecology care crisis, with over three quarters of a million (763,694) currently waiting for months and years with serious gynaecological conditions.

The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years, new NHS analysis has found.

New legislation being introduced by the Government will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid from the end of 2026.

BioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has announced its first Data & IT Centre of Reference partnership with St James's Hospital, Ireland. This landmark collaboration was celebrated with a hybrid event held at the Davis Coakley Lecture Theatre, St James's Hospital, Dublin on 14th November, marking a historic milestone for bioMérieux.

A funding boost of more than £78 million will help UCL scientists working to develop a potential treatment for motor neurone disease, for which there is currently no cure and which affects 5,000 people each year in the UK.