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The government has unveiled its Autumn and Winter Plan which details how it will tackle the Covid-19 pandemic heading into the coming months.

As the number of NHS patients waiting for tests, surgery and routine treatment in England hits a record high of 5.5 million could this lead to a  'corporate takeover' of the NHS?

The NHS has launched the world's largest blood test trial designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.

Research by the BMA has found that the NHS is short of more than 50,000 doctors ahead of what is expected to be one of the most demanding winters on record for the health service.

A new lung cancer drug that stops tumours growing by targeting the so-called 'death star' mutation has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

The Government has launched a consultation into whether Covid-19 and flu vaccinations should be made mandatory for frontline health and care workers.

A guideline expert panel have issued a weak recommendation to offer a trial of non-inhaled medical cannabis or cannabinoids, in addition to standard care and management, for people living with chronic cancer or non-cancer pain.

Boris Johnson has announced the government's plan to reform health and social care, which will be paid for by a UK wide increase in National Insurance (NI) and tax paid on share dividends by 1.25%. These changes will come into effect in April 2022.

In order to cope with flu season alongside the Covid-19 pandemic this winter, the government has been preparing to launch the country's largest seasonal flu programme in its history, offering the jab to more than 36 million people.

Many studies have evaluated the accuracy of urine dipstick tests as rapid detectors of bacteriuria and urinary tract infections. This literature review discusses the use of dipstick tests to rule out infections in hospitalised older patients.

A new anti-cholesterol drug, Inclisiran, will now be available to NHS patients with high cholesterol and a history of cardiovascular disease, to reduce the chances of them having another cardiovascular event.

A third Covid-19 vaccine will be offered to everyone over the age of 12 years old with a severely weakened immune system, following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

Teaching staff and their household members did not have increased risk of hospital admission or severe Covid-19 during the last academic year compared with similar working age adults.

Two-thirds of doctors say that levels of abuse from patients and their representatives had increased since the start of the pandemic, according to a new survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU).

Receiving two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalisation by more than two thirds (70%) and halves the odds of Long Covid, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.