medicine
‘Inspirational’ care leaver achieves her dream of becoming a doctor
Becs Bradford, now 41, left school at 15 with no qualifications, but never lost her zeal to help others.
No-one wins in our system of dealing with medical negligence - Deirdre Heenan
A better way is needed, for healthcare professionals as well as patients
Community Pharmacies face closure crisis over reimbursement funding
Pharmacists are waiting for Department of Health to play ‘catch up’ over prescription costs, it has been warned
Concern as medicine supply issues ‘on the rise’
Experts said that the issues are ‘wreaking havoc’ on patients.
High tech Belfast Skin Clinic invests in latest cancer screening technology
The Belfast Skin Clinic is the only private practice in NI with a full body mole scanner
Humanity could lose up to half of future medicines through plant extinctions
Scientists at Kew Gardens want all newly described species to be classed as threatened unless proven otherwise.
UK to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it is the ‘right deal’ for the UK.
Student who won free place at top public school hails ‘life-changing experience’
Ernesta Danquah Amoah, from London, attended Millfield School on a Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation place to study for her A-levels.
Cold and flu medicine shortage warning
Concerns have been raised about a shortage of cough and cold medicines available in pharmaciesConcerns have been raised about a shortage of cough and cold medicines available in pharmacies
Making sense of what to eat - and what not to - to keep your medicine working effectively
SOME medicines should be taken on an empty stomach, others must be swallowed with food - these are the kinds of basic instructions you get on the packet to ensure the drugs you have been prescribed work as they should, with minimal side-effects.