NHS data strategy: Hancock defends data sharing plan
But Cori Crider, co-founder of Foxglove, which campaigns to stop abuse of digital technology, said the government took a "collect...
Health
Covid: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says
When asked about global need for vaccines on Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said: "What we have found...
Covid booster vaccine plan to come in a few weeks – Matt Hancock
On Monday, Chris Hopson, the head of NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospitals and trusts in England, and Royal College...
Public Health England: ‘UK learning to live with Covid’
Vaccination, testing and new treatments should mean fewer restrictions and lower chances of lockdowns if Covid infections increase, Susan Hopkins...
‘Finally having a wig puts the smile on your face’
A teenage girl who donated her hair to a cancer charity found out a year later she has cancer herself.Kiya,...
UK Covid infections rise as Delta variant dominates
Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency said: "Cases are rising rapidly across the country and...
Man from Windsor to have ‘record-breaking’ kidneys removed
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead councillor Wisdom Da Costa, who has been involved in the fundraising, said: "I have...
Covid: NHS Wales under ‘substantial pressure’ amid backlog
"But inevitably there will be some impact in Wales and it's why, in part, I know that the first minister...
Bereaved dad Mark King demonstrates how to use a defibrillator
Mark King is campaigning for better access to defibrillators, after his 12-year-old son died having suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.Mr...
UK aid cuts risk millions of lives, warns World Health Organization
"The seismic impact of the pandemic forced the tough decision to temporarily reduce the aid budget and exit some programmes,...
Living with obesity: ‘My genes mean I’m hard-wired to store fat’
At the obesity clinic in Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, Mr Somers is joined by other specialists - a dietician,...
Covid: Epidemic growing across England, says study
But Prof Paul Elliot, who directs the study, said: "We can take quite a lot of comfort from the fact...
Cardiac arrest survival chances are improved by study
"It's long been thought that cooling patients bodies after their hearts have stopped would improve survival and would improve their...
Ex-England captain Mike Tindall reunites with dad with Parkinson’s
Former England rugby union captain Mike Tindall has been reunited with his father, who has Parkinson's disease, after six months...
Covid vaccine to be compulsory for England care home staff
At the time, it said 47% of English care homes for older people had more than a fifth of staff...
What are the Delta variant symptoms?
The Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, has changed how the virus is spreading, and the measures governments...
Covid-19: ‘Immunisation moving us to a better place everyday’
Prof Adam Finn has said that despite uncertainties around Covid variants, continued immunisation "is moving us to a better and...
Christian Eriksen: What can cause a cardiac arrest?
Mr Eriksen is not the only footballer to have suffered a cardiac arrest. In 2012, another footballer, Fabrice Muamba, collapsed...
