No control, no regulation. Why private specialist fees can leave patients with huge medical bills
Seeing a private specialist increasingly comes with massive gap payments. On average, out-of-pocket fees to see a specialist…
Noom launches longevity-focused GLP-1 program
Preventive health offering combines ‘microdosed’ GLP-1 meds with biomarker monitoring and behavior change guidance. Digital health platform Noom…
Singapore cancer-testing startup sets sights on US expansion
Health Care Lucence aims to double revenue with Medicare coverage and lab partnership Blood samples are processed and…
HSE, Caredoc re-enter talks to prevent Christmas strike
The HSE and Caredoc have agreed to re-enter talks aimed at preventing strike action that is due to…
Wes Streeting improves offer to resident doctors in England in attempt to stop strikes | Doctors
Wes Streeting has made an improved offer to end the long-running dispute with resident doctors before their strike…
Officials fear NHS will be hit hard after resident doctors reject latest offer | Hospitals
Hospitals are cancelling tens of thousands of appointments and operations after resident doctors voted overwhelmingly to reject a…
How AI Is Turning Your Health Data Into Actionable Insights
Author: December 11, 2025 Assistant Health Editor Assistant Health Editor Ava Durgin is the Assistant Health Editor at…
US-UK medicines deal could lead to over 15,000 deaths per year in the UK
The US-UK trade deal on medicines signed this month is touted by the Labour government as a “world-beating…
Anne O’Connor appointed as next HSE chief
Anne O’Connor has been appointed as the next chief executive of the HSE. She said she was “privileged”…
Medtech Firm Amferia Secures €3.5M Investment to Accelerate Breakthrough Antimicrobial Technology in Human and Animal Health
Mölndal, Sweden — December 15, 2025 — Amferia, a Swedish medtech company developing…
‘Everything became so uncertain’: Cancer survivor on being diagnosed days before Christmas
Michael Sheridan (30), from Co Tyrone, had tied the knot with his wife two months before he noticed…
‘It’s a timebomb’: Ghana grapples with mass exodus of nurses as thousands head to the west | Global health
When Bright Ansah, a nursing officer in Accra, goes searching for colleagues who have failed to show up…