Sam Blanchard

THE number of NHS managers earning £300,000 has more than doubled in a year despite Labour vows to stop the bureaucrat bloat. Research reveals nearly 600 health service fat cats earn more than the …

SOCIAL media addicts are grumpier and more stressed than people who curb their scrolling, research shows. They were found to be more likely to let day-to-day parts of their lives fall by the waysid…

GP surgeries could close if thermostats reach 30C to protect patients and staff from extreme heat, medical leaders warn. The Royal College of GPs told family doctors to draw up heatwave plans and r…

A UK Obesity Research Institute has been set up to study our bulging waistlines. Labs will be funded with up to £72million of taxpayer cash to investigate the causes, effects and treatments of exce…

AN NHS trial of puberty-blocking drugs for teenagers who think they are transgender will go ahead after campaigners’ High Court challenge was thrown out. The Pathways experiment plans to prescribe …

SIR Chris Hoy has said exercise has helped him to deal with his terminal ­cancer diagnosis — calling it a “miracle drug”. The six-time Olympic cycling champ, 50, said it had benefited him both phys…

PILLS for erectile dysfunction might raise the risk of blinding condition glaucoma, according to a study. Men who used tadalafil, best known by brand name Cialis, were on average 22 per cent more l…

DOZENS of NHS mental health centres and emergency departments will open in a bid to “turn the tide” on Britain’s emotional crisis. Ministers say patients must get faster help before and during a cr…

FOUR out of five NHS hospitals still keep pen and paper patient records despite decades of efforts to get the health service online, according to an investigation. Doctors warn the old-fashioned me…

E-SCOOTERS have a higher serious injury rate than motorbikes and a greater risk of brain damage, a study suggests. Electric scooters’ popularity has soared but thousands get seized by the police as…