Exclusive: analysis shows increase of a third in two years, prompting claim of ‘deprioritising women’s health’

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level

Experts say setting boundaries online creates a healthier digital environment and helps preserve your mental wellbeing

Huw Edwards’ last appearance on television before announcing his resignation from the BBC was presenting the News at One on 5 July 2023. The high-profile broadcaster, who announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II live on air, has left the corpor ...

A river pollution campaigner has described part of the River Thames as a "death trap" after E.coli was found in a sample of water he collected. James Wallace of River Action UK said he found 2963 E.coli colonies per 100ml from water ...

A baby girl has been safely delivered from the womb of a Palestinian woman killed alongside her husband and daughter in an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Rafah. A total of 19 people were killed in the strikes on Sunday (21 April), including 13 ch ...

NHS cost threshold has not been raised by National Institute for health and Care Excellence since 2004

Chris Packham held his head in his hands as he cringed at Matt Hancock’s London Marathon video. The former health secretary recorded a clip saying he was taking part in the race to raise money for the Accessible Learning Foundation, a charity that ...

Closure of Work and health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ culture

Pharmaceutical equipment firms are funding NHS staff and training while promoting sales

Recordings of healthy fish are being transmitted to attract heat-tolerant larvae back to degraded reefs in the Maldives

Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strain

Annual health check to examine whether tax increases or spending cuts will be needed after election

Dozens of people caring for frail, sick or elderly relatives describe ‘devastating’ effect of DWP’s approach to ‘honest mistakes’

The smart toothbrush aims to give 190% healthier gums (contains affiliate links)

Naga Munchetty clashed with Tory minister Mel Stride during a heated discussion on his party’s plan to end a puported “sick note culture”. The prime minister wants to move responsibility for assessing fitness to work away from GPs to � ...

Work and pensions secretary attacks system of dealing with minor mental health problems as PM takes aim at ‘sicknote culture’

While former health secretary Lord Clarke warned the ban risked being difficult to enforce, current health secretary Victoria Atkins said ‘nicotine robs people of their freedom to choose’

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditions

New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruption