Alastair Munro's surgery features on the series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life on BBC Two on Wednesday.
SiyasetAIA government-ordered report found Jewish patients and staff face "routine ostracism" in the NHS, prompting action to tackle antisemitism. Measures include restricting political symbols on uniforms and mandatory anti-racism training for health trust bosses.
SağlıkAINHS England has approved mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) for women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, marking the first new drug for this condition in over 20 years. The treatment, administered every three weeks, delayed cancer progression and prolonged survival by an average of four months in clinical trials.
SağlıkAIResearch suggests higher empathy scores in NHS hospitals correlate with improved patient safety, staff wellbeing, and reduced spending on agency staff. The study, which ranked trusts on empathy, found modest increases in scores linked to better CQC ratings and less burnout.
SiyasetAIUndisclosed messages from Darren Jones to Peter Mandelson show Jones seeking advice on a reshuffle, criticizing colleagues, and expressing career ambitions. Mandelson, sacked as US ambassador due to Epstein links, refused to disclose his messages, leading to parliamentary demands for transparency.
SiyasetAIThe US House of Representatives narrowly passed a measure to limit President Trump's military actions in Iran, with four Republicans joining Democrats. This is the fourth such attempt, and its passage in the Senate remains uncertain.
DünyaAIChina and Vietnam are engaged in a "dredging war" in the South China Sea, rapidly expanding islands to assert territorial claims. China has transformed Antelope Reef into a 6-sq-km island, while Vietnam is also reclaiming land and building infrastructure.
