NewsYahoo News UKA&E waiting times: The six hospital trusts where one in five patients wait over 12 hours to be seen
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust posted the worst numbers for A&E waiting times, with 33.1% of people waiting more than 12 hours
NewsYahoo News UK'People used to clap': Why striking junior doctors are so fed-up
Thousands of medics are taking part in a three-day walkout that began on Monday, protesting a real-terms cut in wages of 26.1%.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKThe British Soap Awards 2022: Who is nominated? Who is hosting? When are they on TV?
The glitzy ceremony returns after two years away.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKBritish Soap Awards nominations revealed as event returns after two years off
The shortlist features some tough competition for Villain of the Year.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK'EastEnders' shakes up schedule, avoiding clash with 'Coronation Street' in ITV soap battle
The BBC soap scheduling shake-up means 'EastEnders' will dodge being pitted against ITV rival 'Corrie'.
EntertainmentYahoo Quizzes UKQuiz: How well do you know your fictional doctors?
The quiz doctors will see you now...
NewsYahoo News VideoTwo Black medical personnel who received COVID-19 vaccine understand Black America’s skepticism, but say the vaccine is needed
On Monday, Dec. 14, five frontline workers at the University of Maryland Medical Center known as the “first five” received the COVID-19 vaccine. Two of them were Black women — one a nurse and the other a doctor. “My mother had COVID, my brother had COVID, in addition to my brother-in-law,” Shawn Hendricks, nursing director of medicine at UMMC, told Yahoo News in a video interview. “It took my mother two months to recover in the hospital from COVID. So I knew that COVID had already hit my family and I didn't want it to hit my household too.” Dr. Sharon Henry, a professor of surgery at UMMC and another one of the first five, said she had no hesitation about receiving the vaccine. “My thought was, why not be out in front of it?” Henry recalled to Yahoo News. “Why not be one of the first people who do that?”
LifestyleYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Kind-hearted cafe owner makes 3,500 meals for NHS workers
The Barn Kitchen in Binley Woods, Coventry, has been making meals and snacks to feed NHS workers helping combat the coronavirus crisis.
HealthYahoo News VideoAs coronavirus pandemic strains hospitals, many medical school grads can’t get jobs
As the need for physicians has increased, each year — and this year is no exception — many qualified medical school seniors fail to acquire a residency position in a hospital, a requirement for beginning a practice.
HealthYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Guidelines published to help medics decide how to treat patients amid outbreak
The so-called rapid guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) will help doctors and nurses decide the best course of treatment.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UK'Doctors' star Ali Bastian welcomes baby girl
The former 'Hollyoaks' star has had a baby girl, her husband and fellow actor David O'Mahoney has revealed.
HealthYahoo News UKMedical schools urged to prioritise exams for final-year students to help tackle coronavirus
The Medical Schools Council (MSC) said it was important that medical schools prioritised final-year qualifying exams for medical students.
NewsYahoo News UKThe remarkable story of Britain's first female doctor
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson made history by becoming the UK's first female doctor in 1865.
NewsYahoo News UKPetition launched to support doctor under investigation for asking Muslim woman to remove her veil
Dr Keith Wolverson says he politely asked a Muslim woman to remove her niqab because he couldn't hear what she was saying.
HealthYahoo News UKWatch: Surgeons remove entire toothbrush from woman's stomach after she 'accidentally' swallowed it
Doctors in India found the toothbrush wedged in the 50-year-old woman's stomach after she apparently swallowed it while cleaning her teeth.
PoliticsYahoo News UKEngland’s most senior GP resigns after trolling doctors online with fake account
Arvind Madan admitted posting anonymous messages on an online forum about GPs.
HealthYahoo News UKDoctors are so overworked and tired they're 'acting like drunks' and putting lives at risk
The British Medical Association raised concerns about the impact of long shifts on doctors.
NewsYahoo News UKDoctors 'terrified' of admitting mistakes in case they get struck off, warns Jeremy Hunt
Doctors are 'terrified' of being struck off after it emerged more than 200 million medication errors are made each year, warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
NewsYahoo News UKWoman nearly blinded after glitter from a CHRISTMAS CARD gets in her eye
The woman, whose case was published in the BMJ Case Reports journal, initially appeared to have herpes but actually had a piece of glitter in her eye.
NewsYahoo News UKBritain's highest paid GP earns £700,000 a year from the NHS
Britain’s highest-earning GP is paid more than £700,000 a year, according to data obtained via a Freedom of Information request, The Times has reported.
NewsYahoo News UKDoctors ‘worried’ about launch of GP video consultations on smartphones
A service has been launched which allows patients to consult their doctors through smartphones.
NewsYahoo News UKBoy, 14, lucky to be alive after smashing every single bone in his face in BMX accident
A 14-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after smashing every single bone in his face in a BMX accident.
NewsYahoo News UKTwo junior doctors left to care for 436 patients overnight at Plymouth hospital
The pressures on staffing at the Derriford Hospital came to light in an anonymous concern raised by a doctor who said the situation was a "very unsafe shift from the patient perspective”.
NewsYahoo News UKPotential 'disaster' for NHS with 42 per cent of European doctors 'considering leaving' UK post-Brexit
According to British Medical Association (BMA) research, 42 per cent of European doctors are thinking about quitting the UK following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, while a further 23 per cent say they’re unsure what to do. The BMA warned this could spell “disaster” for the NHS, which is already facing serious staff shortages. There are currently more than 10,000 doctors working in the NHS who qualified in Europe – 6.6 per cent of the UK medical workforce.
NewsYahoo News UKDisabled pensioners banned from doctors for complaining too much
Raymond Rose and his wife Susan, who visited the practice at least once a week, have been told there protestations will no longer be tolerated. Bosses at the Greenway Community Practice in Bristol have finally had enough and have told them not to bother coming back. The couple began using Greenway Community Practice seven years ago as they both suffer from long-term health conditions.
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