Chin implants are the latest big thing in plastic surgery on the other side of the Atlantic. Figures from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that the procedure, termed “chinplants” was carried out on 20,000 people in the country last year making it the fastest growing trend in cosmetic surgery in the USA. Experts [...]
It seems that concerns over plastic surgery, most recently highlighted by the PIP breast implant scandal, are not deterring people from having treatment. New figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) have shown that last year continued to show a rise in the number of people in the country deciding to have [...]
With the NHS Litigation Authority facing a reported 15.7bn bill to deal with the rising number of medical negligence claims, any new cases which come to light are interesting to see what compensation is awarded and how that can be justified. A recent case saw compensation paid out by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [...]
Richard Branson has added his voice to arguments over current policies on drugs by saying that the current approach has failed globally. He says that the policy has led to more drug use rather than less and that prisons are now more overcrowded than ever and billions of pounds have been wasted. He says that [...]