Sam Blanchard

HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting has threatened to take an axe to “overly complex” health quangos in a patient safety overhaul. A review published today will confirm “significant failings” at the NHS…

DEMAND for fat jabs could overwhelm the NHS, the head of the health service has warned as Sir Keir Starmer piled hopes on using them to get obese jobseekers back to work. Amanda Pritchard, CEO of N…

FUNERAL directors must be regulated to stop rogue operators, warn experts investigating the NHS morgue monster David Fuller. Fuller was sentenced to life in prison for murdering two women and sexua…

THOUSANDS of women may be living with undetected breast cancer after missing screening appointments. The NHS warned about a third of eligible patients did not accept the free test offer last year. …

OUR love of fish and chips goes back almost a million years, a study reveals. Neanderthals and cavemen had the same gene that makes us crave carbs such as spuds, experts say. Called AMY1, it speeds…

EATING more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day can cut Alzheimer’s risk by 28 per cent compared with those who never or rarely eat it, a study says. Even switching margarine or mayonnaise fo…

NHS hospitals spent a fortune on “quack” therapies such as reiki and foot massages last year. Figures from 20 trusts show they forked out for questionable treatments for more than 3,000 patients. T…

MOVING obese corpses has become a safety hazard for hospital morgue staff, says the NHS. Rising obesity rates mean workers face a greater risk of putting their backs out lifting and shifting heavie…

A NEW school term will bring a boom in bugs like coughs, colds, flu and norovirus, the UK Health Security Agency warns. Public health chiefs said cases of the winter ills are already rising, with t…

MARRIED people are almost twice as happy as everyone else, according to a study. Research found that singletons, divorcees and widows are between 64 and 99 per cent more likely to be depressed. Sci…