The value of the UK’s private healthcare market rose to a record £12.4bn last year as long NHS waiting lists…

Gambling poses a growing worldwide threat to public health, with its rapid expansion via mobile phones and the internet harming…

As the number of people infected with bird flu rises in the US, continued limits on testing may pose a…

Chris Hoy’s wife has said his decision to reveal his prostate cancer diagnosis has triggered an increase in men seeking…

Simon Jenkins’ article about Chris Hoy was upsetting (Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps…

Fining diners who overload their plates is one way to stop bad buffet behaviour (Emma Beddington, 21 October), but gentler solutions…

People with irregular heartbeats who have a stroke are 35% less likely to have a second stroke if they are…

Tens of thousands of dementia patients are to be enrolled in clinical trials designed to dramatically speed up the hunt…

The 2022 news that the US supreme court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion…

The NHS in England is to trial a “superhuman” artificial intelligence tool that predicts a patient’s risk of disease and…