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First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage

Newly qualified doctors in their first year of practice in England have voted in favour of strike action in a row over a shortage...

Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO

More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Organization...

Nobel Prize for how immune system stops destructive rampage

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not...

Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis

Former England captain Lewis Moody has revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease and admitted he cannot yet face the full implications...

EastEnders’ Kellie Bright on the challenges of being a Send parent

I've been desperate to make a documentary about special educational needs and disabilities (Send) for ages. You might know me as EastEnders' Linda Carter but...

What exactly is freshers’ flu – and why do so many get it?

It's the second week of term. You've finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends,...

Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs

The leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach "led by public health experts, not politicians". Speaking...

Top NHS boss backed surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths

The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey...

Is it a cold, flu or Covid – and how to avoid the worst

Chances are you know someone coughing and spluttering - hopefully not directly on you - right now. There are lots of coughs and colds...

Mum’s anti-chemo views influenced daughter’s death

A high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has...

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