Olivia Newton-John’s cancer-research legacy
And they could cut the risk of developing the cancer, with small steps such as "eating well, keeping physically active,...
Health
Backlog of longest-wait patients slashed in England
Nigel Edwards, chief executive of The Nuffield Trust independent health think tank, said: "This is a good achievement - but...
Camhs deaths expose child mental health unit pressures
Dr Bernadka Dubicka, editor in chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, said that Camhs wards can...
US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases
Although weaker than the original or "wild" form of the disease, vaccine-derived polio can still cause serious illness. The virus...
The woman who found a new life after being given six weeks to live
In 2015, Andrea Sheardown was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer and given just six weeks to live. But against...
Archie Battersbee: No parent must go through this again – family
7 April 2022 Archie is found unconscious by his mother after an incident at their home in Essex. He is...
Infected blood scandal victims in line to get £100,000
The chairman of the infected blood public inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, said last month individuals who currently qualify for financial...
Archie Battersbee ‘fought until the end’, says mum after son dies
7 April 2022 Archie is found unconscious by his mother after an incident at their home in Essex. He is...
Archie Battersbee: Family refused permission for hospice move
7 April 2022 Archie is found unconscious by his mother after an incident at their home in Essex. He is...
Growth in NHS recruits from abroad prompts concern about over-reliance
"I thought why not, it'll be an adventure, it'd be something different," she said. "It'll be a change from what...
Did we all believe a myth about depression?
After Sarah had her first major psychiatric episode, in her early 20s, doctors told her the medication she was prescribed...
NHS Wales: App helping keep heart patients out of hospital
"We've already gone to a patient's home within a day to give them high dose water tablets to get rid...
Archie Battersbee: Legal battle at the end, says mum
7 April 2022 Archie is found unconscious by his mother after an incident at their home in Essex. He is...
Patrick Vallance: One of government’s chief Covid advisers is stepping down
He had "played an instrumental role in expanding and accelerating the science super-prowess of this country... overseeing the development and...
Over 100,000 monkeypox vaccines procured, government says
Across the capital, there are more than 18 clinics offering vaccinations, including the Dean Street sexual health clinic in Soho,...
Call for body-image warnings on retouched photos
The British Beauty Council said: "If we want to show the industry as the professional, economy-boosting, equality championing and dynamic...
Archie Battersbee: Judges reject allowing more time for UN to consider case
Sir Andrew said these options were that treatment should be withdrawn immediately, resulting in Archie's death a short time later,...
Caernarfon family’s despair over care for son with rare condition
Rocio Cifuentes, the children's commissioner for Wales, said: "For children and young people throughout Wales who have complex needs, there...
