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06:57 Revolutionary blood test can detect common cancers with 99% accuracy

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will announce a major step forward in research to tackle bowel cancer.

19:35 The ridiculous notion of ‘illegitimate’ children lingered for too long | Brief letters

Brief letters: Registering babies | Farage’s pub crawl | Medics in crisis | Weeding out thieves | Weighing up the cost of papers

17:44 Over 150,000 more people in England have ME than previously thought, study finds

Research into myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome also reveals diagnosis ‘postcode lottery’

22/04 GPs in poor parts of England are paid £5,500 less a year than in wealthy areas, study finds

Report analysed data from more than 8,500 GPs between 2015 and 2021

22/04 Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds

Exclusive: Family doctors have switched to providing far fewer in-person appointments

22/04 Six sleep warning signs that indicate underlying health issues, according to a sleep expert

Six sleep warning signs that indicate underlying health issues, according to a sleep expert - Long-term sleep deprivation can have consequences for your physical and mental wellbeing

21/04 UK spends £125m on salaries for quangocrats as waste spirals

The Taxpayers' Alliance has revealed the scale of Britain's professional 'quangocrats' as the total cost of the bodies spirals.

21/04 The Guardian view on social care: while politicians dither, those in need suffer | Editorial

Editorial: With rising threats of eviction from care homes, this underfunded sector is in danger of falling apart

21/04 Top cancer experts ‘being put off UK by politicians’ messaging on immigration’

Exclusive: Leaked report says high visa costs also derailing clinical trials and research, denying NHS life-saving drugs

21/04 Tragedy as 'healthy' woman, 25, dies from bone cancer docs thought was sciatica

Kate Drummond sought help from medics after experiencing back pain.

21/04 Scottish government failing women who can’t access later term abortions, campaigners say

Abortion rights group says ‘extremely vulnerable women’ are having to travel hundreds of miles to visit English clinics

21/04 Drones could deliver NHS supplies under UK regulation changes

New rules would allow flights beyond visual line of sight limit, enabling remote prescription deliveries as well as offshore inspections

20/04 Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data reveals

20/04 Keir Starmer urged to back court gender ruling after 5 days' silence

Five days on, the Prime Minister was last night urged to back the judgement publicly and to promise it will not be unpicked after it emerged that two frontbenchers are plotting to defy the ruling.

20/04 NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

20/04 Why are GPs refusing to offer jab for heart disease and dementia?

In 2022, Mariella Frostrup revealed she had heart disease and was 'on medication you inject twice a year' saying it was 'a life-saver as statins didn't work for me'.

20/04 18 subtle signs of cancer that all of us should be on red alert for

The NHS ' top cancer doctor is urging the public to look out for subtle changes in their body which could be red-flag signs of cancer.

20/04 Urgent action needed to prevent 200,000 extra cancer deaths a year

200,000 avoidable cancer deaths over the last decade due to poor care. UK cancer deaths will rise to 200,000 deaths per year by 2040 without action.

20/04 ADHD medication make children feel sad and is stunting their growth

The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has surged, with diagnoses for boys doubling since 2000, and tripling for girls over the same period.

19/04 NHS facing dangerous shortage of dentists

Just one per cent of dentists surveyed said they were looking for work on the NHS, meaning only about 240 were available to fill the 3,000 needed across the country.

19/04 Life-saving jab given go ahead at chemists and GPs for deadly virus

In an effort to get more vulnerable people vaccinated against the virus the Government will allow hundreds of community pharmacies to offer a jab against respiratory syncytial virus

19/04 John Swinney STILL refuses to say what a 'woman' is

John Swinney still refused say what a 'woman' is on Saturday despite the landmark ruling handed down by the Supreme Court.

19/04 You are descending into populist frustration. Thank you for continuing to hold | John Naughton

Neverending calls to automated customer service lines aren’t just frustrating – new research suggests they may be quietly radicalising as well

19/04 Hospital doctors under pressure as they treat more people due to air pollution

The number of people needing hospital treatment for health issues linked to air pollution has trebled during the past decade.

19/04 Health experts issue warning as cases of flesh-eating vulva infections rise

The infection requires immediate medical attention, as in some cases it can prove deadly.

19/04 Two-ingredient drink medics swear by to instantly relieve constipation

Social media users who have tried the simple-to-prepare drink, which contains just two easily obtained ingredients, confirm it delivers on its promise.

19/04 'My incurable bowel cancer isn't enough to stop NHS making stupid mistakes'

You'd think something as serious as incurable bowel cancer would rule out silly mistakes during treatment. You'd be wrong.

18/04 MPs were 'embarrassed' to avoid prostate cancer tests

MPs James Cleverly and Calvin Bailey admitted they put off getting a prostate cancer test. They joined the likes of Stephen Fry and Ken Hom in backing the Mail's call for a screening programme.

18/04 Captain Tom's family hit by ANOTHER major blow - and it involves money

The disgraced family of Captain Tom have been hit my another major blow - and this time it involves money.

18/04 "Government has disappeared and no one sees neither the prime minister, nor the minister of health, to give the answer" to the end of the emergency

Mariana Vieira da Silva, a member of the PS's national secretariat, considered that the health sector is “the brand of unfulfilled promises” by AD, noting that the coalition integrated by PSD and CDS-PP had promised family doctors to all Portuguese, the end of the waiting lists and the resolution of emergency problems and what was aggravated in all these sectors.

18/04 Got indigestion? Doctor reveals coffee mistake worsening your symptoms

The habit can stimulate the stomach to produce more acid, leading to reflux symptoms including heartburn, nausea, bad breath and bloating, experts say.

18/04 Desperate Labour try to panic Reform UK by using comments made 13 years ago

Leaflets have been sent out claiming if Nigel Farage's party win power then people could be hit with £75K medical bills.

18/04 NHS urges anyone with these 18 cancer symptoms to contact their GP — full list

Health chiefs issued an appeal after a survey found people were more likely to check the weather or their bank balance than for signs of the disease.

18/04 'My cancer diagnosis sparked a reality I couldn't figure out how to cope with'

I'd always suspected cancer would come calling at some point, but when it did there was something I simply couldn't figure out.

17/04 Now get men out of women's jails, says ex governor

Prison bosses are under increasing pressure to remove male-born trans prisoners from the female estate after the watershed court ruling.

17/04 NHS warned it must change guidance on single-sex spaces after court ruling

Equality watchdog says health service ‘now has clarity’ as managers draw up new policy for hospitals and surgeries

17/04 How will UK judgment on legal definition of womanhood affect policy?

From the NHS, to sporting bodies and prisons, organisations will have to respond to supreme court ruling

17/04 Hospitals urged to change rules on trans people in single-sex wards

NHS will be pursued if gender policies do not change, equalities watchdog boss warns

17/04 Millionaire 'lady of the manor' blasts Supreme Court ruling on women

Samantha Kane, 64, who owns Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland, Scotland, says yesterday's Supreme Court judgment is a 'backwards step'.

17/04 Mum permanently disabled by stroke after two hour ambulance wait

A woman has been left with permanent disabilities following a stroke after an ambulance took nearly two hours to arrive.

17/04 Minister dodges question on trans treatment in hospitals after landmark ruling

The Supreme Court made a landmark ruling that transgender women are not legally women

17/04 GPs in England will be able to claim £20 for every time patient is not sent to hospital

Surgeries will be able to claim money if doctors refer patients to an out-of-hospital setting in bid to cut waiting lists

16/04 Dad left in coma after crash faces 3 month NHS wait for brain rehab

John Jeffrey, 42, from Harlow, Essex, spent two weeks in a coma, his wife now asking 'who's going to walk Jessica down the aisle? Who's going to teach James to shave?'

16/04 The strangers who saved women in historic Supreme Court action

Eight years ago they had never met and only knew they shared the same desire: to protect the rights of women and girls.

16/04 Doctors in end-of-life cases of two UK children can be named, court rules

Parents of Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi, who died in 2018 and 2019, have said they want to ‘tell their story’

16/04 Concern erupts as Chinese researchers access NHS patient data

Health officials insist they will continue to 'protect NHS data' amid reports of foreign researchers accessing NHS patient information.

16/04 NHS bosses urged to admit defeat in trans changing room battle with nurse

NHS Fife is being taken to court by a woman suspended for objecting to a trans colleague in her changing room

16/04 Dr Amir Khan says 'health will improve' if you add common spice to meals

The popular spice that can be found in many kitchen cupboards, and Dr Amir Khan has explained why it's so good for us

16/04 Girl, 15, died after having a seizure waiting for an epilepsy clinic

Tragic teenager Sydney-Jade Harris drowned after having a fit in the bath at her home in Hampshire.. She was found by her mother and step-father when they broke into the bathroom to check on her.

16/04 UK's NHS Accused of Discriminating Against White Job Candidates

Britain's National Health Service is reported to be deploying tactics to boost the number of ethnic minorities hired.

16/04 British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment

15/04 Brits back shutting Chinese firms out of key parts of economy

Research by More in Common found two-thirds would prefer to see Chinese companies barred from significant defence and communications investments.

15/04 New Covid warning as fresh wave hits with cases doubling

Covid certainly hasn't disappeared into the background as cases rise once again.

15/04 NHS under fire for 'fast-tracking' ethnic minorities to top jobs

Further controversy stems from NHS England's guidelines encouraging trusts to use race as a "tie-breaker" when two candidates are equally qualified.

14/04 NHS training and staffing are in need of urgent care | Letters

Letters: Saffron Cordery says too many staff are worn out and suffering low morale, while Dr Geoffrey Searle reflects on years of ‘efficiency savings’. Plus one reader on the stress their daughter is facing as a newly qualified doctor

14/04 Fury as NHS 'places non-white CVs at the front of the queue'

Former Tory MP warns the 'tick-box policy is patronising, divisive, and fundamentally wrong'

14/04 Reform civil war explodes as Rupert Lowe calls out former party over NHS policy

Rupert Lowe, a multi-millionaire businessman, is challenging the political status quo and demanding a Royal Commission to rethink the "cult of the NHS"-including paying for use.

14/04 A new oral medicine for breast cancer gets green light in Britain

The British National Health Services (NHS) has agreed to a oral medicine to treat one of the most advanced forms of breast cancer, in a move described as a "milestone" in the field of disease treatment.

14/04 'Exciting' needle-free skin cancer vaccine trial set to launch on NHS

The vaccine aims to boost the immune system to prevent melanoma returning.

14/04 Melanoma patients in England get fast-track access to cancer vaccine

NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad expanded to include trial for patients with advanced type of skin cancer

13/04 SNP' ministers are urged to turn down 'eye-watering' £20k pay rise

SNP ministers have been urged to turn down an astonishing £20,000 pay rise handed to them at the start of this month.

13/04 I had my womb removed after doctors said I had ovarian cancer

Rhian Butlin, 32, who had been suffering from 'excruciating' pain, underwent a hysterectomy and also had the lining of her bowel and appendix taken out during major surgery in December.

13/04 Asylum seeker billed £10,000 for NHS maternity care ‘could only afford penny a month’

Campaigners warn NHS rules are putting migrant mothers and babies at risk

13/04 UK households urged to shut windows and doors between 10am and 3pm

It's "extremely beneficial" to keep windows and doors closed during certain hours of the day, particularly when it's windy.

13/04 Scientists develop weight loss pill that slashes more fat than Ozempic

Diet pills have had a chequered history and only one is approved for NHS use in the UK - Xenical - which is not hugely popular because of its mode of operation.

12/04 The only economic growth the SNP has delivered is to their pay packets

Today's Scottish Mail on Sunday should come with a prescription for blood pressure tablets.

12/04 NHS staff get taxpayer-funded massage chairs and mocktail lessons

Staff at Scotland's State Hospital will be given access to massage chairs, craft sessions and mocktail making classes as part of a taxpayer-funded wellness programme.

12/04 Now Scotland's State Hospital may lock up MORE autistic patients

Scotland's maximum security State Hospital could expand the number of autistic patients it locks up against their will - despite SNP pledges to remove them from hospital environments.

12/04 The world's 'best' hospital named - UK not mentioned in top 30

Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota is ranked as the world's best hospital.

12/04 England's worst maternity units named and shamed in interactive map

Exposing the dire 'postcode lottery' women giving birth face, damning figures show around 55 per cent in five services nationwide are failing.

12/04 'I have incurable bowel cancer — being on an NHS ward is hellish'

As part of the Daily Express's campaign for better mental health provisions for cancer patients, Robert Fisk offers a candid look at life battling the disease.

12/04 Contraceptive concerns: ‘When I came off the pill, everything became so much better’

More and more women are turning away from the pill, as worries grow around side-effects, stoked by misinformation on social media

12/04 Cross-party social care talks in limbo despite risk to Labour NHS plan

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said last August that he wanted the political parties to 'try and work together on long-term reform' of the thorny issue.

12/04 Stephen Fry leads famous faces backing Mail's prostate cancer campaign

The 67-year-old national treasure said prostate cancer was 'tragically' often detected too late. He joined celebrities who have battled the disease in backing the Mail's screening campaign.

12/04 Test shows if you have an alcohol problem as UK booze deaths soar

Medics have previously warned that many drinkers fail to recognise they have a problem because their body hasn't yet become reliant on alcohol which causes telltale signs like shakes.

11/04 Married prison boss suspended after secret work affair with nurse

A married manager at a Scottish prison has been suspended after having an affair at work with a nurse.

11/04 Stomach-churning details of 'worst execution' EVER - man boiled alive

Richard Roose was sentenced to death by King Henry VIII for the crime of poisoning - becoming the first man in Britain to be publicly boiled to death.

11/04 Breast cancer pill costing £77k each year rolled out on NHS

The new treatment will give hope to hundreds of women with few treatment options.

11/04 ‘Gamechanging’ breast cancer pill to be offered on NHS in England and Wales

U-turn by medicines watchdog means about 3,000 women with advanced forms of disease could benefit each year

11/04 Embarrassment for Reeves as she admits accepting another freebie 

The Chancellor had to declare under parliamentary rules that she was given a free dinner and tickets, worth £265 in total, to see a play at the National Theatre in London .

10/04 Hospitals in England to get unlimited ‘incentive payments’ for patients taken off waiting lists

Exclusive: NHS trusts told to review every person on list amid warnings about long waits in A&E and for cancer care

10/04 Action figure trend takes over social media - how to try it

Thousands of images have posted on X, Instagram and TikTok, with everyone from the Royal Mail to the NHS getting involved.

10/04 Pharmacist reveals ideal date to order prescriptions before Easter holiday

Anyone needing a repeat prescription should order it by this date - and it's earlier than you might think.

10/04 GPs in England provide inadequate care for Black people with HIV, says charity

Report finds almost a fifth of Black people living with HIV in London avoid visiting surgeries for fear of discrimination

10/04 England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says

Investigators find coordination failures between NHS and care bodies causing delays, distress and burnout

09/04 At-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests

Researchers say ‘relatively simple, inexpensive’ means of assessing genetic risk offers hope of better screening

09/04 I'm a Celeb's Reverend Richard Coles reveals he's taking Ozempic

Blockbuster weight loss jabs, including Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, have long been hailed as a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity and type 2 diabetes.

09/04 Trump's tariffs could plunge NHS into chaos and 'disrupt medicine supplies'

The Health Secretary warned Trump's tariffs has sparked an 'extremely turbulent situation' that could undermine the NHS.

09/04 A national prostate cancer screening programme is a step closer

The health secretary told MPs he would like to see the NHS proactively offer men tests for the disease in a move that could prevent thousands of needless deaths.

08/04 Womb transplants could become available on the NHS, Wes Streeting says

Just four womb transplants have been conducted in the UK so far but each was fully funded by the charity Womb Transplant UK.

08/04 The Guardian view on staffing the NHS: Wes Streeting needs a plan for its people | Editorial

Editorial: A reorganisation of the NHS’s headquarters is under way. Now frontline staff need the health secretary’s attention

08/04 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reveals 'scary' medical condition after giving birth

Meghan shares her experience with postpartum preeclampsia, describing it as a rare and terrifying condition she managed privately after giving birth.

08/04 Fury as anti-Nigel Farage posters displayed inside NHS hospital

The posters were displayed outside the entrance to the hospital's public canteen.

08/04 Labour threatens job cuts ‘within months’ as NHS England quango axed

Scrapping NHS England could result in more than 9,000 job losses, it has been estimated

08/04 Nurse Who Refused to Refer to Male Paedophile as a Woman Suspended

A Christian nurse has been suspended from the NHS after speaking out over being disciplined for refusing to call a male paedophile a woman.

08/04 Kier Starmer 'knows 8am GP appointment scramble is frustrating' in update

More than 1,500 general practitioners have been recruited as the government aims to eliminate the rush for appointments at 8am.

08/04 Wes Streeting clashes with Nick Robinson as he fails to answer simple question

The Health Secretary was accused of trying to turn the interview into a Labour propaganda broadcast by the top interviewer.

08/04 Trump’s tariffs could hit UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

Health secretary says chaos caused by fears of a global trade war will be ‘another layer of challenge’

08/04 ‘It was just hard to believe she was real’: Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

Surgeons hail ‘astonishing’ medical breakthrough after Grace Davidson (36) gave birth after her sister donated her own womb

08/04 Health workers sent door to door in deprived areas to detect illnesses

Community-based approach in England has had good results so far in cutting urgent demand for GPs and A&E

08/04 Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders

Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs

07/04 NHS health workers to be sent house-to-house to tackle Britain's sickness crisis

Healthcare workers are set to be sent door to door under ambitious government plans to cut sick leave and hospital visits.

07/04 Labour plans to unleash army of door-to-door NHS snoopers

A radical NHS shake-up is on the horizon with Health Secretary Wes Streeting set to bring healthcare closer to home with an army of door-to-door snoopers.

06/04 Ministers consider abolishing hundreds of quangos, sources say

Move comes after Keir Starmer tells cabinet to stop ‘outsourcing’ decisions to regulators

06/04 I was so terrified before my first smear test I burst into tears

Lying in a sterile room partially naked while someone I've just met probes my cervix is hardly a way I like to spend an afternoon.

06/04 Asbestos firm accused of 'bullying' cancer victims over payout offer

French company Altrad, which bought British asbestos board firm eight years ago, has apparently offered just £3 million in compensation to UK victims - much less than the £3 demanded

06/04 My nostril is always blocked... what is the cause? DR ELLIE answers

I recently went to A&E with a very high temperature. I had my blood taken and was told that my troponin levels are 4,000. I've since read that this could be the sign of a heart attack. Should I be worried?

06/04 England’s NHS crews ‘watching patients die in back of ambulances’ due to A&E delays

Survey says queues outside emergency departments are leading to ‘car park care’ and fatalities

06/04 'The mission is rescuing the NHS and raising the state pension'

Pensions minister Torsten Bell sets out his top priorities as the state pension increases

06/04 Young men turn to private healthcare for prostate cancer screening

Over the past three months Britain's biggest online pharmacy has seen a 600 per cent rise in sales of blood tests that looks for signs of the disease.

06/04 Osteoporosis patients face a 'wild west' for prescriptions

A report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Osteoporosis and Bone Health found that two-thirds of patients with the brittle bone condition have struggled to get their medication.

05/04 Arthritis sufferers rushing to buy treatment for soothing cows' udders

It is, as the name hints, a veterinarian treatment for soothing dairy cows' udders. But Uddermint is gaining a cult following among humans who swear it eases their aches and pains.

05/04 The iconic seaside town officially named Britain's 'most miserable'

NHS data shows the north-west of England is the worst place in the country for people suffering from pain and mental anguish - with Blackpool being the nation's misery capital.

05/04 Redundancy payouts could reach £1bn in NHS shake-up

Between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs to be lost as Labour abolishes NHS England and oversees cuts at care boards and trusts

05/04 World's most common painkiller found to have bizarre side effect

In a series of experiments involving almost 550 people, US researchers found those given the drug were far more likely to make a potentially life-changing decision than those on a placebo.

05/04 Nurses forced to go to court to stop men using their changing rooms

Darlington nurses were told to be more inclusive when they objected to a trans colleague using their facilities. It doesn't need a judge to rule this is wrong.

05/04 'I'm battling incurable bowel cancer — NHS reform would help me die happy'

As part of the Daily Express's campaign for better mental health provisions for cancer patients, Robert Fisk offers a candid look at life battling the disease.

04/04 Medic warns 'severe headaches' may be a sign of deadly brain disorder

According to one top UK doctor, consistently suffering 'severe headaches' could signal a rare brain condition, that without attention may prove disabling.

04/04 NHS staff admit hospitals plagued by rats, cockroaches and sewage leaks

The disturbing research revealed that 17% of staff do not consider their workplace safe.

04/04 Plan to increase access to NHS dentists in England ‘a complete failure’, MPs say

Damning report by public accounts committee finds some of Tory government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis

03/04 STEPHEN DAISLEY: A man so sleekit he should have warning sign

Jackie Baillie has got it into her head that it's her job to come to Holyrood and ask about health.

03/04 Audit finds 40% of NHS mental health patients on waiting lists

A shocking new report reveals the grim reality of NHS mental health services, where countless individuals are left waiting in despair for the care they desperately need.

02/04 Reeves defends Labour’s £40bn tax rise as businesses prepare for NICs hike

Chancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists

02/04 'Keir Starmer, NHS stats should shame Labour — no matter your PMQs bravado'

Sir Keir Starmer today engaged in truly disingenuous behaviour at Prime Minister's Questions.

02/04 Patient satisfaction with NHS has hit record low of 21%, survey finds

Dissatisfaction also at record 59% in Great Britain, with A&E, GPs and dentists causing the most discontent

01/04 NHS trust apologises as man’s tumour death investigated for manslaughter

Exclusive: Richard Harris, 71, died last July after series of errors at troubled Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton

01/04 Doctor warns you're putting pants on WRONG - risking crotch infection

A simple change to your morning routine could prevent a nasty groin fungal infection, experts have revealed.

01/04 Ambulance 'explodes' causing homes to shake leaving residents terrified

Dramatic photographs captured the moment an ambulance 'exploded' and caused nearby houses and windows to shake in Essex this evening

31/03 Nigel Farage slams Labour for 'panic lies' over Reform UK

Reform UK leader warns establishment is "getting very scared" ahead of local elections.

31/03 UK temperatures to soar with heat blast hitting Britain in days

Spring has finally sprung for most parts of the country with sweltering conditions expected to roast many parts of the nations.

31/03 Alarm over deep cuts to regional NHS boards | Letter

Letter: A reader who works for an integrated care board says there is no clear vision for the health service and proposed cuts of 50% mean patient care will suffer

31/03 ‘Amazing’ 105-year-old woman eats favourite breakfast again thanks to NHS scheme

Ivy Ritter benefitted from a new NHS scheme launched in Essex.

31/03 Nobody wants to stay in hospital longer than necessary. There’s a better way to handle patient discharge

Patient care doesn’t pause on weekends. Witnessing medically fit patients stuck in hospital due to discharge delays is deeply frustrating

30/03 Gra, 59, was left with shattered plastic shunts in her head

EXCLUSIVE: 59-year-old Sarah Amrbose's struggles began in2007, when a surgery for a slipped disc in her spine went awry in Spain and her dura was mistakenly slice

30/03 Morning-After Pills to Be Given Out Free of Charge at British Pharmacies

The leftist government in Britain said the morning-after birth control pill will be offered free of charge to women at pharmacies.

30/03 Morning-after pill to be offered without charge at pharmacies in England

Government announces move in effort to reduce ‘postcode lottery’ of free access to emergency contraception

30/03 Man drives from England to Scotland - for a dentist appointment

Mark Formosa drove more than 1,000 miles from Cornwall to Scotland and back - to get a dentist appointment.

30/03 Dementia-stricken dad, 82, who faced losing his home wins landmark legal victory

A family's legal triumph has spared a dementia-stricken father from selling his cherished home, revealing a hidden scandal in healthcare funding.

30/03 Urgent 'do not eat' warning as Lidl recalls Brit favourite snack

Shoppers who bought the product have been instructed not to eat it and instead return it to their nearest Lidl store (pictured, file photo) for a full refund. No receipt is needed.

30/03 Butt lift jabs left 8 women fighting for their lives

The liquid BBL procedure is notoriously risky, especially when performed by non-medics. Yet the cosmetic treatment, dubbed 'a curse' by experts is not illegal in the UK.

30/03 Is it safe? Is it spying? Disquiet over NHS ‘magic eye’ surveillance camera in mental health units

Campaign calls for investigation into the use of Oxevison amid concerns over care and its effect on patients

30/03 'Ozempic made my skin look like melted candles': the scary side effect

Plastic surgeons are reporting a surge in patients demanding 'dangerous' cosmetic operations due to the effects of losing a lot of weight on slimming jabs.

30/03 Patients with tumours are denied lifesaving therapy available on NHS

A leading cancer charity is now calling for action, claiming that sufferers are being 'left in limbo'.

30/03 'I've had ten Covid jabs - do I REALLY need another?' Experts answer

Does the jab really matter any more? And are there any risks to having what will be, for some, a tenth Covid vaccine? Here the UK's top virus experts explain all you need to know.

29/03 "A mother's day I thought I I'd never have – thanks to a donor"

A 36-year old mum is preparing to celebrate a Mother's Day she never imagined possible before she received a life-saving double organ transplant.

29/03 Parking warden slaps £70 parking ticket on NHS nurse's car

Helen Sellers, 49, was tending to the man lying on the ground in Christchurch, Dorset when a traffic warden appeared and slapped a £70 ticket on her car yards away.

29/03 'I am an influencer-in-training — you're not free to be annoyed, I have cancer'

Yes, influencers are infuriating. But I'm joining their ranks to secure badly needed change.

29/03 'Wes Streeting right about one huge problem — we must fix social care'

There are certain metrics by which one can judge whether or not a country qualifies as civilised.

28/03 Labour ads use NHS to attack Farage’s views before major Reform rally

Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning begins

28/03 Farage says UK should take chlorine-washed chicken in Trump trade deal

The Reform leader, who has recently positioned himself as a champion of British farmers, suggested that consumers should be allowed to decide whether they want to buy cheap imported meat.

28/03 Holiday hell as husband dies and wife brings remains home in rucksack

Gill Dunn and her husband Paul were enjoying a holiday to celebrate his retirement after 20 years of working in the NHS when tragedy struck

28/03 Dad share heartbreaking story which sparks debate on 'failing' NHS

The man told the panel on BBC Question Time of his heartache at watching his daughter suffer in silence for two years, unable to leave the house at times

28/03 Decline of cash credited for drop in NHS surgery for children swallowing objects

Figures reveal 29% fall in operations in England to remove foreign bodies from children’s airways, noses and throats

27/03 Unclear whether delays in student’s sepsis care at London hospital led to death, coroner rules

William Hewes, 22, died at Homerton hospital where his mother was a consultant after delays in giving antibiotics

27/03 Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis

Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quicker

27/03 We've been conned out of millions by the whisky barrel con artists

Victims have been duped into investing tens of thousands of pounds into casks which do not exist, are overpriced or have been sold to multiple people, a BBC investigation found.

27/03 Thousands have sought second opinion after NHS hospitals adopted Martha’s rule, MPs hear

Rule introduced in many parts of England last year has improved safety and reduced harm, says commissioner

27/03 London maternity unit to shut in response to steep fall in birth rate

Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30%

26/03 Britons react to Rachel Reeves's spring statement

Rachel Reeves has been forced to make further welfare cuts after the budget watchdog said the Government's plans will not save as much as ministers hoped.

26/03 Health service bosses quizzed on reform for failing NHS

As the NHS faces a make-or-break moment bosses will share their warts-and-all assessment on plans to reform the health service and take it off life support.

26/03 Woman with terminal cancer 'violated' as staff 'share photos of her in surgery'

Gemma Sabatino has complained to Addenbrooke's Hospital after she was told that people had been looking at her medical records and photos from her surgery

25/03 Sick images woman, 23, used to trick boyfriend in fake pregnancy scam

Libby Vernon, 23, of Stoke-on-Trent, wore a silicone pregnancy bump and told her partner she was pregnant with his twins and that her previous newborn baby - who also did not exist - had died.

25/03 'Ed Miliband is using our NHS and schools for deranged Net Zero experiment'

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has taken one part of is title literally while ignoring the other entirely.

25/03 Our lifesaving device for small babies is stuck in development | Letter

Letters: The Nidus haemodialysis device has undergone a successful clinical trial, but but there is a lack of funding to get it through regulatory approval, write Dr Heather Lambert and Dr Malcolm Coulthard

24/03 Thirty-seven patients die needlessly each day in the NHS. Change is good, but patient safety must come first | Jeremy Hunt

The biggest area of risk – in terms of lives lost and cost – involves NHS maternity units. Organisation upheaval must not distract us from what matters most, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

24/03 ‘Hospices are in retreat’: funding crisis squeezing UK palliative care providers

St Catherine’s hospice in West Sussex says it has been forced to leave beds empty despite the demand for end-of-life care

23/03 'I'm battling to save nursing job because I won't call sex offender a woman'

A senior nurse is battling to save her 12-year career after refusing to refer to a child sex offender as a woman, according to reports.

23/03 Lockdown survey shows how life has changed for Brits five years after Covid

EXCLUSIVE: Express readers were part of the huge survey, sharing their verdicts on a post-Covid world.

23/03 Ten lockdown lessons to learn for next time

Five years since Boris Johnson ordered the UK to stay home, steps to prepare for the next national emergency are clearer

23/03 ‘Key lessons of Covid are being forgotten,’ UK scientists warn

The alarm has been raised by experts as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction of lockdown

23/03 MP booed for defending judge who allowed Nigerian conman to stay in UK

Emmanuel Jack, 35, preyed on vulnerable women he encountered on dating sites, convincing them to part with their cash.

22/03 Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts

Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn

22/03 Experts pinpoint the sleeping pattern that raises depression risk

In the study, University of Surrey experts questioned almost 550 university students about their sleeping patterns, their mental health and drinking habits.

22/03 My horrifying illness left me with a HUGE growth on my stomach

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Foster, 58, from Belfast, has been left with massive overhanging skin (pictured) because of cellulitis linked to a lymph node deficiency.

22/03 Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce

22/03 'My huge victory at Pete Doherty gig that most would take for granted'

As part of the Daily Express's campaign for better mental health provisions for cancer patients, Robert Fisk offers a candid look at life battling the disease.

21/03 A ‘back to work’ approach to mental illness is no panacea | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to the health secretary’s announcement that too many people are being ‘written off’ with a diagnosis

21/03 Tired all the time? Surprising giveaway that your fatigue is serious

A GP has warned those who often find themselves exhausted to watch out for two, red flag signs that could indicate an underlying, debilitating illness.

21/03 Labour ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says – UK politics live

Energy secretary accuses Conservatives and Reform of ‘total desertion and betrayal’ of future generations by failing to tackle climate crisis

21/03 Post-Brexit reliance on NHS staff from ‘red list’ countries is unethical, Streeting says

Exclusive: NHS England has dramatically increased recruitment of workers from states with critical medical staff shortages

20/03 How Covid changed the British state

Surge in national debt and NHS backlog altered the economy and expectations around crisis management

20/03 Mum dies from allergic reaction after being rushed to hospital for toothache

Leigh Rodgers, 34, had been suffering from a toothache, which spread to the neck and chest, for around two weeks and was unable to get an NHS appointment

19/03 Simple test that can tell you if you have ADHD in two minutes

Developed by the World Health Organisation and experts from Harvard Medical School, the screening tool is comprised of 18 simple questions.

19/03 One Direction fans criticise Zara McDermott for her support of Brexit

There has been an online backlash after the pair were pictured enjoying a romantic meal together at The Suffolk hotel in Aldeburgh, eastern England.

19/03 Peer who led government NHS review failed to declare shares in health firms

Lord Darzi’s undeclared interests in four companies included $500,000 of shares in US-based healthcare venture

19/03 Three dead and two more in hospital after horror UK wide food poisonings

Three people have died, and five more were unwell after a listeria outbreak.

19/03 Culture warriors see not sick Britain, but a plague of 'overdiagnosis'. How convenient | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Instead of dismissing huge swaths of the population, how about a nuanced conversation about neurodivergence and mental health, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

19/03 'NHS cancer care must change — marginalised patients are falling through cracks'

NHS practice is not ensuring that already vulnerable people have the necessary help when they are diagnosed with cancer.

19/03 Smoking rates in parts of England rise for first time since 2006, study shows

South-west sees biggest jump, up 17% between 2020 and 2024, while rate in southern England increases by 10%

18/03 The human cost of yet another NHS reorganisation | Letters

Letters: NHS England’s abolition makes us reflect on disastrous 2012 reforms, writes Dr Michael Cohen, while Jeremy Wainman decries the dismantling of a skilled workforce, Nigel Turner explains the reorganisation cycle, and Martin Shaw invites the health secretary to visit his local hospital

18/03 Deaths of three newborn babies could have been avoided, Scottish judge rules

Inquiry recommends hospital alert system after staff failed to act on warning signs of difficult births

18/03 'The rage at Wes Streeting is badly missing the point on mental health'

God forbid the Health Secretary has an opinion about mental wellbeing.

18/03 'It's D-Day for social care — tax rise may hit millions of vulnerable people'

Ahead of tomorrow's Commons vote on National Insurance rises, a leading provider warns that the over-stretched sector risks total collapse.

18/03 ‘I was told I was too young for bowel cancer’: NI man on being diagnosed and battling through the disease when he was 32

A Co Londonderry man has described his survival story after being diagnosed with bowel cancer — something doctors initially said he was “too young” to have.

18/03 NI's second most lethal cancer still has 10-year screening age gap compared to rest of UK

Our second most lethal cancer still has a 10-year screening age gap compared to the rest of the UK.

18/03 'Wes Streeting badly needs to get over fear of stating the obvious'

The Labour Health Secretary found himself at the centre of a storm that has left more questions than answers.

18/03 Man dies after taxi dispatched instead of ambulance in NHS crisis

Andrew Waters, 56, could 'possibly' have been saved after he died from a heart attack if it wasn't for ambulance delays caused by 'systematic' NHS failures

18/03 UK pharmacies could cut hours unless NHS provides ‘new and sufficient’ funding

The National Pharmacy Association has recommended collective action for the first time in its history

18/03 Watchdog urges regular BMI checkups for millions across England and Wales

The proposal, put forward by Nice, would see 13 million patients checked regularly

17/03 Deaf TikTok star who took poison ‘failed’ by NHS services, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother says

17/03 Rachel Reeves tells regulators there is ‘too much bureaucracy’

Chancellor tells UK watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation

17/03 Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

17/03 Miracle drug that makes cystic fibrosis 'vanish' could soon be on NHS

The genetic condition cystic fibrosis had no treatments on the NHS before 2019 and a Daily Express campaign - now a miracle one-a-day pill could make it vanish.

17/03 NHS should give statins to ALL people over 50, scientists say

Currently the NHS provides a health check for those in this age group every five years - but this system could now be replaced.

16/03 SNP's Michael Matheson says he's standing down from Holyrood

Shamed former health secretary Michael Matheson has become the latest SNP politician to quit Holyrood amid an exodus of nationalist MSPs.

16/03 'Rupert Lowe doesn't understand Nigel Farage's star appeal'

Rupert Lowe's Reform UK interventions show he clearly doesn't understand the situation.

16/03 Getting to grips with civil service reform | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to government proposals to cut thousands of civil service jobs

16/03 It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state | Andrew Rawnsley

Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos

16/03 ‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients

Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patients

16/03 How Covid-19 changed the way we die in England and Wales

The pandemic forced many people to reflect how they might die with dignity, and the numbers of those wanting to die at home is on the rise

16/03 Wes Streeting confronted by Kuenssberg with bombshell video proving huge u-turn

The top BBC presenter dug out a clip from a speech delivered by the Health Secretary just last year showing a major policy u-turn.

16/03 NHS England chair issues warning to Government as he breaks silence

Richard Meddings spoke out after news that his organisation will be merged into the Department of Health and Social Care.

16/03 The Observer view: NHS job cuts may exacerbate health service’s challenges | Observer editorial

Staff shortages, obesity and an ageing population all pose deep questions for which structural reorganisation has no answer

16/03 Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right?

People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?

16/03 Anorexic girls put in comas in NHS hospitals in bid to force feed them

Patients are being sedated and given oxygen in intensive care for weeks, as the number of cases of extreme malnutrition rises among those with the eating disorder.

16/03 'Patients receive worse NHS care at greater cost to taxpayer than ever before...

'Blasting away layers of bureaucracy means getting cutting-edge tech and lifesaving medicines of tomorrow into the hands of staff and patients faster'

16/03 DNA revolution to personalise medicines could end prescription roulette

A simple DNA test could save the NHS £700 million a year and cut adverse drug reactions by nearly a third.

16/03 Backlash mounts against banning of word 'midwife' by 'inclusive' NHS

Women's rights campaigners have hit back at a proposal that the NHS stops using the word 'midwife', claiming it amounts to the 'further erasure of the word

16/03 Nerve pain sufferers left in agony without vital treatment

Capsaicin cream's only manufacturer has gone bust - leaving sufferers unable to access the medicine, which is used to treat nerve damage.

16/03 Wes Streeting warns hundreds more health quangos could face axe

Health secretary says the scrapping of NHS England is ‘beginning, not end’ of bid to slash ‘bloated bureaucracy’

15/03 Calls for NHS to ditch the word ‘midwife’ because it excludes transgender people

The authors of the paper argue that midwife has a "gendered implication" which could make transgender men and non-binary individuals feel excluded.

15/03 I noticed odd symptom while eating a sandwich - I now have cancer

Des Longstaff, 39, was tucking into the sandwich at work when part of the snack became lodged in his oesophagus. He has since been diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

15/03 NHS shares 'silent killer' 999 calls as people urged to 'know the signs'

The NHS has issued a warning as it shared a video of 999 calls from stroke survivors, urging people to "know the signs" of the 'silent killer'

15/03 Find out what was top of the charts on the day you were conceived

MailOnline's new calculator can work out the Number 1 song in the UK charts on the date of your likely conception - your C-Date - giving an insight into the soundtrack that brought you to life.

15/03 Six urgencies of gynecology/obstetrics and two of closed pediatrics this Saturday

In the Portal of the National Health Service is made the appeal to users to contact the SNS 24 (800 24 24) line before they go to the emergency

15/03 I went to Turkey for a makeover but was left with HOLES in my stomach

GRAPHIC WARNING: Michelle Collyer, from Cambridgeshire, was left with deep holes in her stomach and blood and fat gushing from her scars after a shocking botched Turkish operation

15/03 Teen diagnosed with ultra-rare brain tumour after concerning vision symptom

Joscelyne Kerr was diagnosed with an ultra-rare and cancerous tumour with only about 60 known cases worldwide

14/03 UK GPs body drops opposition to assisted dying and moves to neutrality

Royal College of General Practitioners opposed legalisation for 20 years, but changes stance after member survey

14/03 30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS

Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50%

14/03 What were the Lansley reforms and how did they create NHS England?

Former Tory health minister Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reforms marked the biggest reorganisation in NHS history

14/03 'Wes Streeting is right to abolish NHS England — but must not fail in reforms'

Labour are right to bring the NHS under democratic control but the journey is far from over.

14/03 Tories should have axed NHS England when in power, Robert Jenrick admits

Senior Conservative admits scrapping the quango was "probably" something his party should have done

14/03 'Keir Starmer is copying Donald Trump — but I bet he won't deliver'

The cracks are already appearing in Sir Keir Starmer's offensive against big state spending.

14/03 'Keir Starmer talks the talk on Whitehall waste but he's helped bloat the state'

Sir Keir Starmer's apparent zeal is of course the right language to be using, but actions are a different matter.

14/03 Five years after the pandemic, JONATHAN MAYO's gripping account

Five years ago this month, Britain entered its first Covid lockdown. Streets were emptied, families separated and the NHS pushed to breaking point.

13/03 More than 9,000 jobs to go as Labour scrap NHS England

NHS England will be scrapped under major reforms aimed at cutting waste and bureaucracy, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday.

13/03 Streeting’s ‘shock’ at scale of NHS struggles inspires big political gamble

Health secretary consistently rejected notion of axing NHS England on the basis of legal challenge he must now tackle

13/03 Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

13/03 The Guardian view on the abolition of NHS England: political cover for a funding fight | Editorial

Editorial: Labour’s health service shake-up aims to cut waste and shift resources, but the looming funding gap raises doubts about its impact

13/03 ‘I had no voice’: black mental health patients on surviving a care system they say is racialised

As a report into mental health care in England finds a sharp increase in people sent for urgent care, two people tell their traumatic stories of being hospitalised

13/03 Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year

Care Quality Commission report finds people becoming more unwell waiting for help, with services overstretched

13/03 How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings? | John Crace

Keir Starmer says he loves civil servants so much he is abolishing NHS England to give them more time to do other things

13/03 Why has NHS England been abolished and what does it mean for patients?

We look at what the organisation does, after Keir Starmer’s attack on ‘two layers of bureaucracy’

13/03 Rise in violent attacks on NHS staff 'totally unacceptable'

A survey of more than 740,000 staff laid bare the scale of the problem.

13/03 Keir Starmer abolishes health service’s executive body NHS England

Prime minister brings health service back under ‘democratic control’ of ministers

13/03 Keir Starmer to axe NHS England in major overhaul of health service

Sir Keir Starmer made the announcement on Thursday morning during a visit to Hull.

13/03 Though Starmer’s project is fragile, he’s taking one giant leap: to reconfigure the British state | Martin Kettle

Headlines about Whitehall cuts obscure the real intent. The PM wants effective, dynamic administration that voters will believe in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

13/03 Why is Keir Starmer’s government seeking to cut the benefits bill?

Labour targeting sickness and disability benefits that have ballooned amid increasingly ageing and unwell population

13/03 Daily pill costing £2.57 approved on NHS in 'step change' for women's health

Experts said the new drug can be taken conveniently to ease debilitating symptoms.

13/03 Mum, 41, had 'migraine' and died two weeks later after doctors found tumour

Nicolette Richardson, 41, was diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour after she sought help for a severe headache