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Updated 2025-09-11 17:01
North East Ambulance Service: Cover-up claims to be probed by government
The government will investigate if North East Ambulance Service withheld details of patient deaths.
Scotland's first monkeypox patient in hospital
Contacts of the person are being offered the smallpox vaccine, Public Health Scotland confirms.
NHS mental health trust sets up food bank for staff
Other trusts start similar initiatives over fears staff are struggling with rising prices.
High-risk monkeypox contacts advised to isolate
Official guidance recommends quarantining for those who have had unprotected direct contact with the virus.
Covid in Wales: Thousands wrongly given spring booster
Confusion sees about 9,500 ineligible people in Wales offered or given the booster.
Birmingham Children's Hospital worker held on suspicion of poisoning child
The woman, 27, is suspended from Birmingham Children's Hospital after the sudden death of a child.
Cost of living: ‘I have to ration my ADHD medication’
Nicole Nadler struggles to pay her medicine bills while she waits for the NHS to recognise her diagnosis.
HRT shortage: 'Safe alternatives' may be offered in Northern Ireland
It is in response to concerns regarding the shortage of some hormone replacement therapy products.
World faces big challenges over Covid, monkeypox and wars - WHO
The warning by the UN health agency's chief comes amid an unusual monkeypox outbreak outside Africa.
'I was repeatedly ignored' - report finds maternity racism
The charity Birthrights conducted a year-long investigation into "racial injustice" in maternity care.
The sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitos
Gene drive development makes a genetically modified gene that spreads widely within populations.
Monkeypox: Israel, Switzerland and Austria confirm cases
Scientists are still unsure what is causing the outbreak, which has now spread to 15 countries.
UK charities call for menstrual leave for severe pain
It comes after a draft bill was approved in Spanish parliament to allow three days of leave a month.
Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 countries
Another 50 suspected cases of the rare disease are being investigated, the WHO says.
HRT swaps to fix supply shortage for UK women
Pharmacists will be able to give suitable replacements, without needing a brand new prescription.
Monkeypox: Doctors concerned over impact on sexual health
Staff at sexual health clinics warn the virus is already stretching the workforce in many places.
Ministers asleep at the wheel over dentist shortages, say Lib Dems
Figures show 14% of dentists doing NHS work are approaching retirement age.
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore?
We are facing an unusual and unprecedented monkeypox outbreak but how worrying is it?
Jamie Oliver stages Eton mess protest outside No 10
Chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver has been protesting over delays to the government's obesity strategy.
Child hepatitis cases continue to rise in UK
Officials say they have seen 197 cases, and 11 of the young children have needed a liver transplant.
Covid infections down again to one in 50, says ONS
Infections have been falling since the end of March, after the Omicron variant pushed up cases.
UK monkeypox cases double to 20 - Sajid Javid
Health secretary says "most cases" have been mild and further doses of a vaccine have been ordered.
Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US, Canada and Australia
Cases of the rare disease are now confirmed in eight European countries, health authorities say.
Cold virus killed 100,000 children globally in 2019
Nearly half the deaths from respiratory syncytial virus were in babies aged under six months.
Vulnerable adults set for autumn Covid booster jab
Government's vaccine advisers said winter remains the riskiest time for the virus.
Eating disorder hospital cases up 84% in five years in England
Psychiatrists say all nurses and doctors must be able to recognise the signs of people at risk.
Government failed health staff in pandemic - BMA
The doctors' union cites lack of PPE and says medics still suffer the health impacts of the pandemic.
Monkeypox: Two more people infected to take total to nine in UK
The virus doesn't usually spread easily and the risk to the UK population is low, officials say.
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust admits failures after two patients die
One man, Mohammed Ismael Zaman, bled to death during dialysis, while the other was trapped in a bed.
The bitter fight over abortion clinic protests
Four years after the first buffer zone outside a clinic only two more have followed in England.
Half of new nurses and midwives come from abroad
International recruitment hits record high with nurse leaders warning about sustainability of trend.
Pret allergy death: Natasha Ednan-Laperouse's parents set up trial
The trial has been set up by the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a sandwich.
Charlie King: TOWIE star describes body dysmorphia 'turmoil'
The former reality star appeared before the Health and Social Care Committee to discuss body image.
Hostile behaviour toward people with a visible difference on the rise - study
A new survey shows a rise in hostile behaviour towards people with a visible difference.
Chronic pain: Mindfulness has 'massive effect' on mental health
An occupational therapist says he is waiting for an operation on both his neck and his wrist.
I may not have long to live but I want three children
Ewan Bowlby, 27, was diagnosed with a brain tumour but plans to get married and start a family.
Obesity strategy delay immoral, shallow and weak - ex-Tory leader
Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.
Breast cancer 'metal detector' recommended to NHS
The new gadget can help surgeons find and remove cancer that has spread from the breast, say experts.
Anti-abortion groups target women with misleading ads
Abortion providers describe a battle to put out accurate information.
Four more cases of monkeypox in England
The viral infection is rare and the risk to the public remains very low, experts say.
NHS's centralised nature is ripe for reforming, think tank says
The Policy Exchange think tank wants local NHS to have more power and questions rise in national managers.
Probe after man wrongly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
Alex Preston says he wants answers after being told he had the illness for seven years.
North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared
The military has been ordered to intervene as a wave of Covid cases sweeps the unvaccinated country.
Covid mask rule partially eased for EU air travel
Masks are no longer required on many EU flights, but countries including Germany, Italy and Spain keep the rule.
University of Leeds study to examine impact of endurance sport on heart health
The University of Leeds project will see heart monitors fitted under the skin of more than 100 men.
Delhi suffers at 49C as heatwave sweeps India
Experts say India is now recording more intense, frequent heatwaves which are also longer in duration.
NHS prescription charges in England to be frozen
Not raising the fees for the first time in 12 years puts money back in people's pockets, ministers say.
Vitamin D: Could UV-mushrooms help fix the nation’s issue?
With one in 10 deficient in vitamin D, the government is exploring new ways to boost the UK’s intake.
Bristol mum writes heart surgery book to help son
Aimee says the book will help her son understand why he "should be proud" of his heart surgery scar.
Junk food: Obesity strategy falling apart, Jamie Oliver says
Boris Johnson is accused of "playing politics with children's health" after delaying new restrictions.
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