Category: Health

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.

The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 – with surprising results

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The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs

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BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry’s own costs at £192m.

The service says calls increased by 20% in the past week, fuelled by illnesses such as the flu.

BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.

A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the Trump administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.

Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials

A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu

Cancer has long remained a leading cause of death worldwide and in Hong Kong, accounting for 30% of all disease-related deaths in the city in

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new National Institutes of Health-funded study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer’s