The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
Category: Health
Hypermobility – the little-known ‘bendy disease’ that causes pain and fatigue
The disorder may affect hundreds of thousands in the UK, but many face delays in getting a diagnosis.
Treatment involving patient’s family cuts mental health hospital admissions, study finds
The approach focuses on the patient priorities, seeing the same clinicians, and involving people close to them.
World’s first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
NHS failing child sexual abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
HPV home-testing kits available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.
Why is it so hard to find an NHS dentist? Find out how many have closed where you live
Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.
Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
‘I can’t do the things my friends do’: Life as a teenage carer
Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up – one teenager explains what life is like.
Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.