Interesting medical news articles

A man was taken to hospital with head injuries after an NHS sign asking people if they were "feeling under the weather" was ripped down by violent winds and came crashing on top of him.  

Fewer than a third of adults in England recall getting an a leaflet about changes to the handling of medical records, a poll for the BBC suggests.  

A key measure of hospital death rates should be ignored, according to the expert who is leading the NHS review into them.  

Despite record numbers of patients, accident and emergency departments are struggling to recruit and retain staff. Why?  

Almost one in three hospital patients in Scotland will die within a year, and nearly one in 10 will die during their time in hospital, a study has found.  

Ian Ritchie, the new chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland, said Dr Lauren Connelly's fatal accident and…  

Thousands of young people may be "slipping through the net" because adults do not spot the warning signs of mental health problems, experts say.  

Hundreds of millions of pounds have been wasted on Tamiflu, a drug for flu that may work no better than paracetamol, a landmark analysis says.  

A US trial of hi-tech goggles could reduce the need for secondary operations for cancer patients.  

People with asthma are dying unnecessarily because of complacency among both medical staff and patients, a national study claims.  

It is important to understand how machine learning helps patients and healthcare staff.  

Evidence-based recommendations on managing cataracts in adults aged 18 and over