Folic acid added to flour to lessen birth defects
Health 2024-11-15 01:00
Fortifying bread and flour will help reduce neural tube defects, such as spina bifida.
'I spend £30 a week on baby milk'
Health 2024-11-14 18:00
Parents say they feel penalised by the high cost of formula, which cannot be discounted under the law.
'Mums are dying and it's so preventable'
Health 2024-11-14 18:00
The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.
Charity wants testing of prostate cancer high risk
Health 2024-11-14 12:00
Prostate Cancer Research acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men.
Pharmacies vote to cut opening hours in funding protest
Health 2024-11-14 12:00
Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.
Vogue boss 'concerned' by return to skinny models
Health 2024-11-13 18:00
British Vogue's editor says skinny models are back "in", partly fuelled by weight loss drug Ozempic.
'My wife died because the NHS used cheap labour'
Health 2024-11-13 09:00
Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.
League tables to reveal failing NHS trusts
Health 2024-11-13 09:00
Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.
'I might be dead before a decision is made': Terminally-ill people on assisted dying
Health 2024-11-13 02:00
Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.
Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill
Health 2024-11-13 01:00
Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.
