Medicine

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A stock close image of a pharmacists hand passing over a white paper bag with a green cross on it. They are wearing a white coat and blue shirt, another arm grips the bag receiving it

Pharmacists warn of medicine shortages in NI

The shortage affects many common medicines, including prescription strength co-codamol and low dose aspirin.

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Rembrandt's 1632 painting The Anatomy Lessons of Nicholaes Tulp. It depicts the dissection of an executed criminal (Credit: Mauritshuis, The Hague)

The shocking truth behind historic anatomical art

For centuries, real dead bodies inspired great artists and science illustrators alike. A new exhibition reveals the dark stories behind these cadavers – and how they were acquired.

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Two men sit at a table with a blue tablecloth and paperwork in front of them with pens in their hands. They have two banners behind them. A purple one behind Subic is from Aston with a picture on it. A blue banner is behind Adia with the University of Wolverhampton insignia and the words University of Opportunity. An arrangement of flowers is visible to the right of the men.

New medical school announces partnership

The new school will "meet the needs of diverse communities" and help tackle a national shortage of medical professionals.

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25 Jan 2026

A posed group shot featuring students who took part in the specialist kidney training, together with consultants who created the court. They are five men and two women lining up either side of a metal statue outside Newcastle University.
Four of them, two men and two women, wear a graduation gown with a blue and red and blue stole. The other three men are dressed in formal wear.

First students graduate from unique kidney course

The course is the only one of its kind and it is designed to provide specialised kidney care.

25 Jan 2026

22 Jan 2026

Neville pictured looking into the camera. He's wearing a grey quarter-zip fleece and a pair of black-framed glasses. He's pictured indoors inside an office, which has blue walls, and to his left are a set of white shelves which have black, yellow, and white files and folders on them. There's a set of yellow curtains hanging on the left of the image.

Rare bone disease therapy 'milestone' bringing hope

Neville Owens feels hopeful about the new drug for the condition he has been treated for since childhood.

22 Jan 2026

Two medical sudents are standing in a white teaching room, on either side of a piece of electronic medical equipment. The man on the left, who has a beard, is wearing a light grey sweater, with a stethoscope around his neck. The woman on the right has a black and white striped shirt. She also has a stethoscope round her neck and is wearing glasses.

Students joining NHS feel 'nervous but excited'

People training as the next generation of doctors are "nervous but excited" about joining the NHS.

22 Jan 2026

14 Jan 2026

A close range photo of a woman, Nicki Guy, with a brown bob and black top.

'It's life-changing. I can see my child grow up'

Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible - restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye conditon called hypotony.

14 Jan 2026

13 Jan 2026

A man wearing a brown blazer, waistcoat, tie and white shirt. He is standing on a pavement outdoors next to a brick building. He is looking into the camera.

Tighter medicine advertising laws come into force

Adverts which suggest a medicine is safe due to it being natural is banned under the new rules.

13 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales, joint Patrons of NHS Charities Together, during a visit to Charing Cross Hospital, west London. William is pictured to the left of the image and is looking to the right, with his eyebrows raised. Catherine is on the right, smiling at him. Her long brown hair is down and she is wearing a burgundy trouser suit.

Catherine joins William for London hospital visit

The visit to Charing Cross Hospital is the couple's first public engagement of 2026.

8 Jan 2026

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