Andy Burnham urged to set dementia waiting-time target
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces calls to establish an 18-week waiting-time target for dementia care in England, similar to existing cancer treatment standards.
Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, including 17 and 18-year-olds and first-year university students, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
‘My cancer spread while I waited 128 days for an op’: The cost of England’s care gap
England’s cancer treatment delays are worsening, with only 71.2% of patients starting treatment within the 62-day target, down from 71.9%, raising concerns about patient survival rates.
NPR looked for ChatGPT’s new crisis feature. It’s hard to find
ChatGPT launched a Trusted Contact feature allowing users to designate someone the chatbot can alert during mental health crises, but the feature remains difficult for users to discover.
New lawsuit argues NIH violated First Amendment rights of grant applicants
Researchers are suing the NIH, alleging the agency violates First Amendment rights by screening grant applications for specific words and phrases to reject funding for disfavored research topics.
‘My mother apologised’: A survivor’s journey after genital mutilation
A woman who discovered she was a victim of female genital mutilation after moving to the UK found support through specialized medical care and counseling services designed to help survivors.