Category: Health

Dublin, April 2025 — Ireland’s Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler, has issued a firm call for accelerated reform in emergency mental health services following the publication of a stark thematic review by the Mental Health Commission. The report, released by the Chief Inspector of Mental Health Services, highlights persistent shortcomings in how acute mental […]

Who will care for your ageing relatives when you can’t? It’s a question that many families in Europe are having to answer, as demographic changes caused by Europe’s ageing populations become more deeply embedded. As loved ones get older or face long-term illnesses and disabilities, the demand for care is skyrocketing. But the workforce isn’t […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has granted conditional approval for 11 robotic surgery systems across the NHS in England. These systems, which range in cost from £500,000 to £1.5 million, are designed to perform precise and minimally invasive procedures, including knee and hip replacements, hernia repairs, tumour removals, and gallbladder surgeries. […]

A new non-invasive blood test for liver cancer, developed by Roche Diagnostics, is now being trialled across hospitals within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), marking a major advancement in the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—the most common type of liver cancer. A Targeted Approach to a Deadly Disease HCC is the third leading […]

Medical Volunteers Bridge Two Nations as Germany Weighs Impact of Potential Departures In April 2025, over 80 Syrian doctors from the Syrian-German Medical Association (SGMA) returned to Syria to provide medical assistance, including surgeries and training, in response to the country’s deteriorated healthcare system. This initiative was largely self-funded, with doctors raising nearly €100,000 and […]

Developed after over three years of negotiations under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the draft outlines a framework for strengthening international collaboration, equity and resilience in the face of future global health threats. “The nations of the world made history in Geneva today,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “In reaching consensus […]

April 2025 — As U.S. health insurers increasingly deny coverage for advanced prosthetic limbs, amputees and advocates are calling out a growing disparity in medical necessity standards — particularly when compared with other orthopedic treatments such as joint replacements. Michael Adams, a 51-year-old cancer survivor from Colorado, recently faced this dilemma. Although he enrolled in […]

A new £70 million procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to address growing demand and long waiting times across mental health services in England. The initiative is designed to fast-track access to specialist support through a streamlined contracting model available to NHS and public sector organisations nationwide. Strategic Response […]

Several staff members, including two nurses, were injured in the strike on the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Younis according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health and health agencies, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New York. The incident follows a separate strike on Sunday on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in […]

On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative Rik Peeperkorn told UN News about the desperate conditions he had seen at Al-Ahli before the attack, and the severe restriction on movement that is preventing thousands being evacuated for medical treatment outside of Gaza. “I was in Gaza several weeks ago and I came out in early […]