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Streeting will vote against assisted dying law

The health secretary has told Labour MPs he can not back a change in the law bec...

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too l...

Vaccine for winter vomiting bug to be trialled on thous...

The easily spreadable virus can affect people of all ages and have huge conseque...

Jokey reform ideas removed from NHS website

The health department says it is removing "irrelevant" posts from an online cons...

Infertility made me feel guilty, says TV newsreader

Andrea Byrne says she felt her husband would be "better off" without her during ...

AI to help doctors spot broken bones on X-rays

It is safe, could speed up diagnosis and relieve NHS pressure, the health assess...

More babies were harmed in Lucy Letby’s care, new evide...

BBC Panorama sees documents which show a baby's blood sugar dropped soon after L...

Products recalled over peanut contamination fears

Among the products recalled are a range of dips, curry powders and seasonings.

Patients to get full access to record on NHS App

Medical records, test results and letters to be available to all on NHS App in d...

What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

We've spent years covering the Lucy Letby case - here’s...

For more than a year, we’ve been examining the scientific evidence and speaking ...

Weight loss jabs for jobless not dystopian - Streeting

The government is looking into whether weight-loss drugs can help get more peopl...

Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal

The 48-year-old Scot says doctors have told him he has between two and four year...

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with...

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesi...

Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mo...

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatm...

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in co...

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be m...