Health
Law will let young people find sperm donors
People born using a sperm or egg donor will soon be able to find their biological...
Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out...
The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate...
How to get rid of bedbugs and are they in the UK?
Although uncomfortable, bedbug bites are not typically dangerous and are often easily...
How is the ADHD medication shortage in the UK affecting...
People with the condition say they face uncertain times as their supplies run out...
Error to open pubs not schools, Covid inquiry told
The ex-children's commissioner in England says most senior officials did not put...
NHS must modernise or die - Streeting tells Labour conference
The shadow health secretary says it is up to Labour to "rescue, rebuild and renew"...
Derby: New anti-viral drug study aims to cure long Covid
Long Covid symptoms include extreme fatigue and breathlessness, palpitations, or...
Never start vaping, says 12-year-old girl with lung damage
Sarah had asthma and was a heavy vaper when she was rushed to hospital with breathing...
Cannabidiol safe daily dose limit cut by food regulator
Food-safety experts are concerned about long-term use causing liver problems.
February warning Covid could swamp NHS, inquiry told
Prof Graham Medley said that civil servants would have been aware of those concerns...
NHS waiting list in England rises to record 7.75m
Data shows August was a very busy month for hospitals and ambulance services.
Wheelchairs and weight: 'I haven't been able to weigh myself...
Wheelchair users find it near-impossible to find accessible scales and keep check...
Lung cancer: Woman once paid in cigarettes welcomes screening
A woman who was paid in cigarettes to do her mum's ironing is one of the first to...
Wrong tissue removed in Shropshire patient's surgery -...
It is among several serious incidents recorded in July and August at two Shropshire...
Captain Sir Tom Moore: What has happened to his legacy?
How much money did Captain Tom raise and why is his family under the spotlight?
Covid inquiry texts show No 10 staff complaining about...
The Covid inquiry releases messages between civil servant Simon Case and No 10 adviser...
Indi Gregory: Judge rules baby's life-support treatment...
A judge says doctors can withdraw life support from seven-month-old Indi Gregory.
The 'gay tax' facing same-sex couples starting a family
Couples are still paying thousands before they can access NHS fertility treatment,...