Summarize this content to 1000 words 1 hour agoBy Aurelia Foster, Health reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThere has been a small rise in the number of Covid cases in EnglandThere is some talk of a "summer Covid wave" at the moment. We all seem to know someone who has had it lately, or a friend who has been off sick. But have cases really gone up and are there any new variants we
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThere was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and dentist appointments.But plans around prevention were in short supply on these political menus - as were proposals about how to help us stay healthier.With a developing obesity and diabetes crisis, as well as increasing
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesUltraviolet (UV) radiation is emitted by the Sun and penetrates the Earth's atmosphere.Some UV radiation is essential for our wellbeing, and the sun's rays provide warmth and light. But balance is key - UV exposure can also cause dangerous skin damage. Is UV dangerous?We need to control our exposure, says Prof Dorothy Bennett, from St George's, University of London.UV is beneficial because it
Summarize this content to 1000 words 10 hours agoBy Karl Mercer, Political correspondent, BBC London BBCStreatham GP Lucy Goodeve-Docker said the situation had been "incredibly tricky"Doctors' surgeries in London have continued to struggle with the impact of a cyber attack that knocked out pathology services across the area.Synnovis, an agency which manages labs for NHS trusts and GPs in south-east London, was the victim of a hack on 3 June.It has led
Summarize this content to 1000 words 23 hours agoBy Philippa Roxby, Health reporterReutersMpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadlyA new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is "incredibly worrying", say health officials monitoring its spread.The virus, which can cause lesions across the whole body, is making some people very ill and can be deadly.The current outbreak has
Summarize this content to 1000 words 9 hours agoBy Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor, BBC News©2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-NDTaking inspiration from human skin ligaments, the prototype face can be made to smileJapanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions. The breakthrough came from copying tissue structures in people, according to the team at Tokyo University. The prototype may
Summarize this content to 1000 words NHS England has confirmed its patient data managed by blood test management organisation Synnovis was stolen in a ransomware attack on 3 June.Qilin, a Russian cyber-criminal group, shared almost 400GB of private information on their darknet site on Thursday night, something they threatened to do in order to extort money from Synnovis. In a statement, NHS England said there is "no evidence" that test
Summarize this content to 1000 words 3 hours agoBy Fergus Walsh, Medical editorBBCOran (R) lives with his mum, brother and sisterA boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in their skull to control seizures.The neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into his brain, has reduced Oran Knowlson’s daytime seizures by 80%.His mother, Justine, told the BBC he was happier and had
Summarize this content to 1000 words 24 hours agoBy Luis Barrucho, BBC World ServiceGettyIn 2018, Brazilian pensioner João sought medical help after he found a wart on his penis."I started visiting medical clinics to find out what it was, but all the doctors told me it was due to excess skin and prescribed medication," the 63-year-old recalls.Despite the medication, the wart continued to grow. It started to take a toll on his
[ad_1] A gang of cyber criminals causing huge disruption to multiple London hospitals has published sensitive patient data stolen from an NHS blood testing company.Overnight on Thursday, Qilin shared almost 400GB of the private information on their darknet site.The gang has been trying to extort money from NHS provider Synnovis since they hacked the firm on 3 June.Cyber security expert Ciaran Martin told the BBC it was "one of the
