'All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds' The Guardian reports
"A sample of frozen testicle has been used to produce live offspring in experiments on mice," BBC News reports. The technique could be of use for boys whose fertility is damaged due to treatment for cancers such as leukaemia…
Many newspapers today covered a new report on the standard of care that older people receive in hospital. The report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the health watchdog, found that half of all hospitals that it looked at...
" Why brushing your teeth could reduce your risk of throat cancer by MORE THAN one-fifth, study finds " the Mail Online reports.
"ALMOST 21,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK are caused because patients have diabetes or are too fat, a major study has found" The Sun reports.
Increasing the number of kidneys that are donated to strangers could save both lives and money, a new charity has said. Several media sources have highlighted the campaign by Give a Kidney – One’s Enough, which aims to...
“Allow parents to donate the organs of babies who die, urge doctors,” The Guardian reports. Doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital argue that current UK guidelines regarding organ donations from infants less…
A US study has found that ADHD can persist into adulthood for a third of people, with the Mail Online reporting on the story. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms...
“Oral sex is good for women’s health and helps fight depression”, was the Daily Mail’s lurid headline today, while The Sun opted for a more straightforward “Semen is good for you”. The “news” is based on research that is more than 10 years old...