
Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2026, 20:12

Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.

‘People with ADHD are great in a crisis’
The phrase has been used online to describe connections built through shared suffering, but experts say that’s all wrong.

Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.

Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely source,” but the company denies it and has not recalled them.
A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart attacks over the course of their lives.

Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.

Khali Goodwin’s daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
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Lawyers for both sides in the federal lawsuit, brought by six medical organizations, are trying to understand the ramifications of the judge’s decision.
Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.
Two people have died in an outbreak of meningococcal disease. Many cases were traced to a nightclub in Canterbury that is popular with students at the University of Kent.

Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent.

Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.

The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.
Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.

BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for.
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”