Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

Olympic gold medalist Sophie Capewell talks about how periods impact female cyclists and athletes.

Olympic gold medalist Sophie Capewell talks about how periods impact female cyclists and athletes.

There is growing concern over Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental work.

The recommended UK price will rise by up to 170%, although the impact on consumers could be more limited.

Two new potential drugs have been designed by AI to kill drug-resistant bacteria, in a major Massachusetts Institute of Technology study.

There’ve been some amazing breakthroughs in treating certain kinds of blindness in recent years. But does everyone in the blind community want to be ‘cured’? Comedian Tom Skelton, who started losing his sight at 21, explores.

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
Sepsis accounts for approximately 20% of global deaths, and early diagnosis is a critical factor in intervention. In 2017, the FDA approved procalcitonin (PCT) to guide antibiotic use for patients with suspected sepsis, and there are recognized intervals ...

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundIn vitrohaemolysis is a recurrent problem in emergency department samples. Potassium is one of the most critical tests and sensitive to increasing levels ofin vitrohaemolysis. Haemolysis results in a large number of invalidated potassium test ...

A small rise in the NHS backlog prompts questions about how well ministers are doing on improving waits.

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
Fourier-transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a frequently requested test in patients with kidney stones. It is considered particularly useful when routine stone urine screens do not identify any significant abnormalities. This case report describes ...

The other members of the panel have not been named, amid concerns about independence of those proposed.

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.

Is expensive salt better for your health?

Women across the East of England are now able to self-refer to local maternity services online.

More than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the UK in the first six months of this year.

A study has linked ADHD drugs to reduced substance misuse, suicide, transport accidents and criminality.

Half of people with cancer survive but lack of progress for some forms of disease is worrying experts.

Experts hope to boost cardiac arrest survival rates, with 2.4 million people sitting the test each year.