Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital
Health 2025-04-17 09:00
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
WHO agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
Health 2025-04-16 22:00
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
Doctors in end-of-life cases can be named
Health 2025-04-16 19:00
Those involved in caring for Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi can be named, the Supreme Court rules.
Woman's private ADHD diagnosis led to 'life-changing' medication
Health 2025-04-16 18:00
Jennifer Cousins says it is "unfair" that there are no commissioned services for ADHD in Northern Ireland.
North Scotland among highest rates of Huntington's
Health 2025-04-16 18:00
The statistics are five times higher than the world figure, a University of Aberdeen study says.
Brazilian butt lift ads banned by UK regulator
Health 2025-04-16 17:00
The ads used time-limited deals to "irresponsibly pressurise" customers into booking, says the Advertising Standards Authority.
Disposable vape use falling in UK ahead of ban
Health 2025-04-16 08:00
The number of people vaping in the UK has stalled, while disposable vape usage has fallen, a study suggests.
What goes on inside toddlers' brains?
Health 2025-04-15 18:00
A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.
Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer, claim scientists
Health 2025-04-15 18:00
Analysing DNA in saliva can identify men at the greatest risk of prostate cancer
Cancer pill gave me 'four years of extra time'
Health 2025-04-15 18:00
More than 1,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.
