Ecommerce giant aims to widen its reach into $4tn industry
Sale of Eugin Group marks latest bid by private equity to capitalise on demand for fertility services
Survey of 1,000 companies lays bare worries about impact of long NHS waiting lists on workforce productivity
Emerging research is challenging a widely held belief that new cases of the condition will rise exponentially as people live longer
Strains are particularly acute in areas of high deprivation
Failure to grant extra funding in Autumn Statement would be ‘self-destructive’, head of King’s Fund think-tank says
NHS has made ‘poor use’ of resources but government’s long-term staffing plan is ‘unfunded and uncosted’, committee finds
Anaesthetists resign from contracts with medical insurer as private sector picks up strain from NHS
It follows surge in popularity of Ozempic, which is often used for weight loss
A push into healthcare could well revive plans to sell the UK drugstore business
Some machines that help with restricted breathing at night under scrutiny because of risk of chemical exposure
FT research finds dangerously high bed occupancy levels and delays for A&E treatment
The FT examines the causes and effects of an increasing global resistance to antibiotics: from the pressures doctors are under to prescribe them, to what new treatments are currently in the pipeline, as well as what role can the consumer play in reducing antibiotic use in the food chain
Economic and political fallout from war distracts governments from health threats
Steve Barclay heightens tension ahead of party conference with attack on consultants earning £130,000 a year
Many doctors, nurses and other staff who enter professional training never join full-time workforce, Nuffield Trust finds
Report shows 300% increase in demand for GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs
Biobank deadlock is a symptom of the UK’s ailing innovation sector
If you can, save early as costs are rising - by more than a fifth in the past five years
Cambridge-based CMR Surgical aims to break ‘near-monopoly’ held by US group Intuitive Surgical
Four days of industrial action includes co-ordinated walkout by consultants and junior medics
Unlike the vaccine race, there is limited funding to treat a condition that is often debilitating
Policymakers are failing to address the likelihood of another pandemic
Drug resistance is not just a problem with bacteria
Staff shortages and prospect of more doctors’ strikes continue to challenge health system
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