When an elderly American with dementia was found near Hereford in 2015, it created an extraordinary international puzzle. Who put him there, and why?There was something not quite right about the two men struggling out of Hereford bus station on a blust…
By taking his daughter for yearly hymen tests, the rapper TI is passing on a dangerous, deeply misguided attitude to sexI have some exciting news for US rapper TI’s daughter: there is no way to tell if a vagina has ever had a penis inside it by medical…
Osman Ahmed Nur and three friends killed themselves in space of 16 months, inquest hearsA teenage refugee was found hanged in London after fearing that he would be sent back to his home country where he had been imprisoned and tortured as a child, an i…
Truth Hurts singer says negative and stereotypical images affected her as a childThe singer and rapper Lizzo has spoken of how she was affected by seeing negative and stereotypical images of plus-size bodies as a child.“I would watch things on televisi…
Clinicians are putting our faith in the next government to get to grips with the workforce crisis, writes Prof Andrew Goddard. At present the UK is employing over 7,000 doctors from the 57 poorest countries, writes Rachel JenkinsIt’s exasperating that …
Figure show almost threefold increase since 2010 to over 600,000 procedures last yearThe number of NHS patients having surgery in private hospitals has nearly trebled since 2010, sparking accusations that for-profit companies are benefitting from an “e…
Esther Hindley was the sister of my first ward when I started my training at the London hospital in 1960. Having chosen nursing as a plunge into “real life” after A-levels, I was terrified of what might face me and was so lucky to have been held steady…
Alarm raised about treatment of elderly residents of Garside House, which was outsourced Police have launched a criminal investigation into abuse allegations at a nursing home in Westminster, which was outsourced to a private provider by the flagship C…
The rapper’s revelation about his daughter should remind us of the misogyny inherent in valuing sexual inexperienceIt’s a story as gross as it is outrageous: the rapper TI went on the Ladies Like Us podcast and told the hosts that he takes his daughter…
PM proposes half-price visas and quick decisions for doctors and nurses as part of points-based systemBoris Johnson has unveiled plans for half-price visas and preferential immigration processes for doctors and nurses wanting to work in the UK but face…
Seekers after unconventional treatments should do so on the understanding that they have not been proven to workHuman health is complicated, and while the history of medicine is often represented as a triumphant march from darkness into light, for many…
A former NHS consultant on funding shortages, Jean Jackson on the young doctors under pressure, and Mike Allott on a cross-party approach to funding and best practiceI agree with medical student Julia Simons wholeheartedly regarding funding for the NHS…
Five months trapped in a hospital bed has shown me how badly austerity and privatisation have affected servicesOver the summer, the NHS quietly saved my life several times. On each occasion, it caught a rapid worsening of my underlying condition, allow…
In Germany we’re welcoming international migrants into our health professions by focusing on shared values, not differencesWhen I was growing up in the 1990s, the liberal order was unquestioned. The US and Europe were home to stable liberal democracies…
She saw me as a person rather than a mental health inpatient. Now I work to help other people in the same situation I was in• Guardian Jobs: see the latest vacancies in healthcareWhen I was a mental health inpatient with an eating disorder, I often fel…
Virginity test discussed on Ladies Like Us podcast contravenes guidelines from UN, who describe it as ‘painful, humiliating and traumatic’US rapper, actor and TV host TI has prompted revulsion after he revealed he accompanies his 18-year-old daughter D…
Mental health conditions account for 12% of workplace absences, ONS figures sayThe rate of absence from work due to sickness in people in the UK with no long-term health problems has halved in the past two decades, official figures reveal.The Office fo…
Survey reveals only 10% of GPs are confident those they refer for treatment will receive itTroubled teenagers seeking urgent help from NHS mental health services are being denied treatment or facing months of delays, GPs have said.Three in four family …
As the Alzheimer’s Society celebrates its 40th anniversary, the outgoing head is confident social care reform will happenWhen he recently stayed in a care home to experience life as a resident, Jeremy Hughes witnessed the admission of an elderly woman …
Respect in childbirth is a human right. As a midwife of many years’ experience, I am calling for a global effort towards more compassion in maternity careRespectful maternity care is a universal human right due to every childbearing woman in every heal…
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