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Martha’s Rule: 10,000+ Calls Driving Safer Care
NHS England data shows 10,119 Martha’s Rule escalation calls were made between September 2024 and December 2025, helping to save lives and prompt improvements in care.
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Healthgrades Names 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Winners
Healthgrades has released its 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Awards, honoring hospitals that most effectively prevent serious safety events during inpatient stays.
Mental Health
Menopause Linked to New Mental Health Problems
A recent position statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists highlights that menopause can be associated with the onset or worsening of mental health conditions, yet public…
Brain and Nerves
Art Alexakis: MS Diagnosis Felt Like a Blessing
Art Alexakis, the singer and frontman of Grammy‑nominated rock band Everclear, recently finished a 43‑show run celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sparkle and Fade.
Anxiety and Mood
When Looksmaxxing Harms: Young Men and Toxic Beauty Norms
Looksmaxxing is a growing social media movement urging men to intensively 'optimize' their faces and bodies.
Cancer
When Bleeding Isn't Just Hemorrhoids: One Woman's Fight
In 2024, 36-year-old Gabby Zappia noticed blood in her stool while pregnant with her third child.
Diabetes
Optimal Sleep to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent observational study found that about 7 hours 18 minutes of sleep per night was associated with the lowest risk of insulin resistance, a key precursor to type 2 diabetes.
Health News
NHS urges app reminders as one in four miss appointments
Nearly one in four people say they have missed an NHS appointment because they forgot or arrived too late, a new survey finds.
Heart Health
Aisha Tyler: Father's Stroke Changed Her View on Hypertension
When actor and director Aisha Tyler’s fit, active father suffered a major stroke, it forced her to rethink how she and others treat high blood pressure — a condition that affects…
Heart Health
Aisha Tyler on How Her Father's Stroke Changed Her Hypertension View
Actor and director Aisha Tyler, familiar from shows like Criminal Minds and Archer, is using her platform to spotlight high blood pressure prevention — a condition that affects nearly…
Health News
Ambulance Handover Times Fall Despite Five-Year High Admissions
Ambulance crews and A&E teams have reduced handover delays by more than seven minutes this winter, even as they conveyed the highest number of patients to hospital in five years.
Nutrition
Ultraprocessed Foods Engineered to Be Addictive
Researchers from Harvard, Duke, and the University of Michigan reviewed addiction science, nutrition research, and public health history and concluded that many ultraprocessed foods…