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Gen X is drinking more as younger Americans cut back on alcohol, study finds

While younger generations are drinking less, adults aged 50 to 64 are drinking more, causing a shift reshaping the US bar scene

Eric Berger in New York 26 Sept

Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices

Nicola Davis Science correspondent26 Sept

‘They accepted the money but didn’t take care of my child’: what Luna Wong’s death reveals about the treatment of international students in the UK

When her parents waved her off to study in England they hoped it would be a fresh start the 16-year-old needed after struggling with her mental health in Hong Kong. Instead, 10 months later, she was dead. What went so wrong?

Samira Shackle26 Sept

NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately

Jim Mackey urges ‘zero tolerance approach’ in England amid growing concern over breaches of confidential data

Denis Campbell Health policy editor25 Sept

‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours

NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the country

Helena Horton25 Sept

NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments

Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnoses

Anna Bawden and Denis Campbell25 Sept

Two-year waiting times highlight NHS struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awareness

NHS assessment bottlenecks have knock-on effects, leading to delays in medical help and lack of access to specialist support

Patrick Butler Social policy editor25 Sept

‘Her mental health deteriorated’: family forced to wait years for autism diagnosis

A mother describes the frustration of endless waiting lists and difficulties getting appointments so her teenage daughter can get the help she requires

Caroline Davies24 Sept

Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ high blood pressure, research reveals

Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosed

Andrew Gregory and Will Parman23 Sept

‘Ghost patient’ policy wrongly removing at-risk people from GP lists, doctors say

NHS England initiative to reduce cut-off period to three months ‘disproportionately affecting’ most deprived areas

Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent 23 Sept

Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’

County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis

Andrew Gregory Health editor22 Sept

UK doctors develop non-invasive test for womb cancer in women bleeding after menopause

Test using urine and vaginal fluid samples raises hopes thousands of lower-risk women could be spared internal ultrasounds and hysteroscopies

Andrew Gregory Health editor22 Sept

Sex-based discrimination in medicine costs lives

Letters: Readers respond to an article on women being less likely than men to be offered active treatment for the same conditions

22 Sept

Minority ethnic NHS staff pay a heavy price for speaking up about patient safety

Letter: Providing psychological safety to Black, Asian and ethnic minority staff so they can raise concerns about patient care without fear would save lives, write Dr Jennifer Creese, Dr Joy Spiliopoulos and Prof Carolyn Tarrant

22 Sept

The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?

People in the UK are more interested in oral health than ever - and you can now buy prebiotic toothpastes and brushes that cost up to £600. Yet we remain in the midst of a serious dental crisis

Emine Saner22 Sept

Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’

Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private

Patrick Butler and Will Parman21 Sept

Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England

System gives patients, loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a second opinion on care

Andrew Gregory Health editor21 Sept

The agony of life with chronic body odour: ‘I swear I’ve tried every deodorant’

Modern lifestyles seem to be exacerbating the problem of bromhidrosis – an underresearched condition that is widely misunderstood and devastating for sufferers

Elle Hunt21 Sept

‘Early deaths are not inevitable’: report reveals why adults with severe mental illness die younger

Exclusive: Charity says NHS data shows increased chances of death due to preventable physical illnesses

Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent20 Sept

Ros Chown obituary

Other lives: Sexual health adviser who was at the forefront of treating people with HIV in the early 1990s

Steven Chown18 Sept

Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care

Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit

Jamie Grierson18 Sept