Clinical News & Alerts

Health anxiety presents with physical symptoms that patients may genuinely believe indicate serious illness, requiring careful assessment to distinguish from organic pathology…

Cancer risk spans all demographics regardless of age, ethnicity, or background—screening and clinical vigilance should not be limited by patient assumptions about…

Northern Ireland lacks a formally commissioned adult ADHD service, unlike the rest of the UK, forcing patients to pursue private treatment at…

Health anxiety presents with physical symptoms (palpitations, chest pain, breathlessness) that patients genuinely experience but are disproportionate to underlying pathology; recognising this…

Private equity and large firms consolidating the care market risks destabilising provision and undermining the proposed National Care Service, with fragmentation of…

NHS weight-loss drug access targets are insufficient—MPs argue the current plan to provide Mounjaro to only 6% of eligible patients by 2028…

The Department of Health is withdrawing £1.5m funding from a haematology centre serving cancer patients in Belfast, creating significant financial jeopardy for…

Samaritans branch closing after 50+ years of operation due to unspecified operational challenges, highlighting potential workforce pressures on mental health support services…

A novel zoonotic virus (Shamonda virus) has caused its first documented human infection, identified in a fatal case in France in October—clinicians…

Cold-related mortality in England reached 2,200 deaths during winter 2025-2026, representing a significant public health burden that warrants clinical awareness and preventive…