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US health officials are on high alert amid a growing number of cases of a potentially deadly stomach virus. Norovirus, also called stomach virus or gastroenteritis, causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, potentially leading to…

Private dentists are taking advantage of the scarcity of NHS treatments by increasing their costs for fillings, checks and extractions to “eye-watering” levels, research has found.Patients are paying as much as £775 for root canal…

The inability of millions of patients to access an NHS dentist is one of the longest-running injustices in the history of healthcare. The misery and damage it causes is profound and well documented. The scandal is not new.Going private is…

A man who had been living with a large lump in his neck for more than a decade finally tried to remove it but was given a surprise cancer diagnosis despite never having had any symptoms.Around the age of 31, an anonymous Polish man noticed…

In the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the outpouring of frustration over insurance coverage, prior authorizations have become a particular roadblock in healthcare.Prior authorization requires medical providers…

A hospital porter of 20 who was dismissed after refusing to wear a face mask during the Covid pandemic because it made him anxious has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination.The claims of Graham Fordham, who was dismissed by…

Ransomware attacks are having a serious impact on US healthcare organizations, with an alarming escalation of incidents and their consequences, according to a Comparitech researcher. report. The research shows that 654 ransomware attacks…

Healthcare IT news has published more than 1,150 news and feature stories in the past year – covering the trends and events in artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing, cybersecurity and privacy, electronic health records,…

A food hygiene specialist has warned the public about a vegetable popular in health food cafes due to its alarming risk of food poisoning. Raw sprouts — small cress-like vegetables added to salads, soups and sandwiches — may be packed with…

Britain is on track for its worst flu year on record amid a rising tide of infections, the country's top doctor warned today. Surveillance programs monitoring the outbreak in the country indicate that flu hospital admissions in England have…