C-sections hit record high in Wales as mothers warn of support gap
Caesarean births in Wales reached a record 42% in 2025, with mothers reporting inadequate postnatal support and recovery guidance following major surgery.
A&E did not get the basics right – now my son’s life is ruined at 32
A man who visited a hospital’s emergency department with headaches was not given a brain scan despite his brain tumor history, resulting in cardiac arrest and permanent paralysis. Clinical negligence claims in A&E departments have risen 41% over five years.
Medicaid will let states use ‘tiers’ to determine medical frailty
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released guidance allowing states to use a tier system to determine which Medicaid recipients are exempt from work requirements due to medical frailty.
U.S. officials declare an end to record-setting cyclospora outbreak, but its origin is still unknown
U.S. health officials declared an end to the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, which sickened nearly 13,000 people, though its origin remains unclear.
Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims
The UK government scheme compensating people injured by Covid vaccines has cost £83m to run since April 2022, more than double the £32m paid to victims, according to newly released figures.
Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S.
Abbott Laboratories agrees to pay $385 million to settle claims related to contamination issues at its Michigan baby formula plant, which triggered a major 2022 recall and supply shortage.