The High Court has heard claims that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission, "acted irrationally" when it registered England's first private clinic offering gender treatment to under-18s. The...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said "we must act now" as he announced a national investigation into maternity care in England.The "rapid" inquiry will urgently look at the worst-performing...

Smitha MundasadHealth reporterGetty ImagesWeight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinicsPrescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at...

Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterGetty ImagesIt could apparently change the shape of my face, add pounds to my midriff, and even make my hair fall out. I feel like...

Fergus WalshMedical editorPACampaigners hold placards outside parliament in LondonToday's vote is hugely significant. It now looks highly likely that assisted dying will be introduced in England and Wales.The vote...

Getty ImagesDivya Talwar & Sarah BellBBC NewsMaternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from "good" to "inadequate" by the healthcare regulator, because their failings posed "a significant...

Alison Holt & James MelleyBBC NewsBBCCarole Charles's husband Winbourne's death is one of 20 involving the same NHS hospital trust where coroners have raised serious concernsAn NHS mental health...

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest...

Emma StanleyBBC News, LancashireHandoutMel Tottoh was diagnosed with myeloma after months of rib and back painA former footballer has told how he was in "complete shock" after being diagnosed...

Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterKieran InnesBrian and his son Kieran say they now have a strong bond following the transplantKieran Innes was just 25 when he was...

The government has written to Sainsbury's and Morrisons asking them to stop "advertising and promoting" heated tobacco products, which it says is against the law.The BBC reported in February...

NHS ConfederationA senior NHS leader has criticised the health service, saying his mother received a "black service, not an NHS service" as she died.Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the...