Members of Parliament have backed a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, paving the way for a fundamental shift in doctors’ practice. Jacqui Thornton reports.

The NHS is grappling with increasing numbers of birth defects and other genetic conditions linked to first-cousin marriages, ...

The ruling comes as the Supreme Court is poised to uphold a similar Tennessee law and as the U.K. made efforts to ban minors ...

Age UK said families find the system for NHS continuing healthcare ‘a complete con’, with decision-making being made on an ...

The purpose of England's National Health Service (NHS) is to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation through provision of health care.1 The money available to achieve this purpose is restricted ...

The United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care has placed a permanent, indefinite ban on puberty blockers, extending ...

Workers in France in national stoppage against Social Security Budget as government falls; South Pars Complex casual oil workers in Iran join protests by students and retirees against collapsing ...

The UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) describe the four horsemen of the 2024 festive season as Covid-19, flu, respiratory ...

A machine learning model for analysing brain lesion scans after stroke could mean up to 50% more patients receive appropriate ...

The £100 million investment in the new CRDCs represents a major step in making cutting-edge treatments more accessible to ...

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, NHS England said, as it warned of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals”. Health leaders said ...

At a hearing at Manchester Crown Court on October 30 2024, Manjra pleaded guilty to one offense under the Computer Misuse Act ...