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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), despite warnings that this could "threaten global and US health and security".

The government has announced that it has outlined plans for funding and a 'realistic' timetable to put the New Hospital Programme on track to deliver all of its hospital projects. It follows a review of the scheme which found that the previous government’s commitment to deliver ‘40 new hospitals’ by 2030 was behind schedule, unfunded and therefore undeliverable.

The Health Foundation has published new analysis, which sets out its assessment of how feasible the government’s 18-week elective care target is.

​Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest and most important healthcare event and congress, will return to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 27-30 January 2025. The show will attract an international audience under the theme of ‘Where the world of healthcare meets.'

​The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) is bringing its first all-new one-day Regional Conference featuring speakers, education, and networking opportunities to Manchester Metropolitan University Business School on Saturday 1 March 2025.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of an artificial heart pump (HeartMate 3) developed by Abbott, a ground-breaking procedure that marks a significant advancement in medical technology and patient care.

A new experimental blood test capable of detecting six types of cancer at an early stage has shown encouraging results in research supported by the NIHR.

According to new research funded by Cancer Research UK, consuming an additional 300mg of calcium (about the amount in a large glass of milk) a day could be linked to decreasing the risk of bowel cancer by 17%.

The RCP has endorsed a new publication by The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission on Clinical Obesity, setting out a clinically-meaningful definition of disease in obesity as well as a definition of the objective criteria for its diagnosis.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours. A survey of NHS nursing staff shows the scale of the corridor care crisis in hospitals, with almost seven in ten (66.81%) saying they are delivering care in over-crowded or unsuitable places - like corridors, converted cupboards and even car parks - on a daily basis.

Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry in England have been identified as being at increased risk of cancer and offered risk-reducing options, as part of a new NHS genetic testing programme.

South West London Pathology (SWLP) has introduced cutting-edge technologies to its laboratories to create one of the most modern, innovative, and efficient clinical blood science services in the country.

In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat when they form protective shields for bacteria on devices like catheters and implants. UC Riverside scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as preventing equipment corrosion in industrial settings.

A ground-breaking UK study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospitals.

Biohit HealthCare is pleased to announce that a clinical study conducted by Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, has confirmed the diagnostic accuracy of GastroPanel in identifying gastric cancer risk in patients with upper abdominal complaints.

NHS staff experienced the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance services last year, new figures show, as flu continues to pile pressure on hospitals into 2025.

A new agreement has been struck with the independent sector as part of plans to end the hospital waiting list backlog set out by the Prime Minister.

Emergency Departments in Scotland are struggling against the combined pressures of extreme weather and a rise in hospital admissions from flu. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has described the country’s health service as being “in the depth of a winter crisis” as Scotland braces itself against snow and ice.

A new Urology Outpatients Department is being constructed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading by MTX Contracts, which employs modern methods of construction to deliver projects faster, safer, greener and more cost effectively than conventional building methods.

Kearney Urology Centre has reported a 50% reduction in biopsies since adopting EpiSwitch PSE, a new accurate blood test for prostate cancer.