BBCSir Chris Hoy says cancer diagnosis "was the biggest shock of my life"The NHS will review whether to change its advice on testing for prostate cancer in light of...

Vaping products are already subject to 20% VAT but, unlike tobacco, they do not attract a separate additional tax.As part of the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that...

Covid inquiryProf Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London.The most senior doctor in NHS England has said...

BBCAn NHS mobile lung-cancer screening clinic in Gorton, Manchester.A lung-cancer screening programme that sees mobile clinics visit local communities in England has detected the disease earlier in more than...

Getty ImagesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not shorten or lengthen the life expectancy of those taking it to ease menopause symptoms, says the health assessment body NICE in updated...

Smoking puts enormous pressure on the NHS. It kills about 80,000 people a year, external, and is responsible for one in four of all deaths from cancer. It is...

Getty ImagesThe government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children's playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free.In Scotland,...

The government is looking again at whether disabled people in England should be able to claim more than £30,000 to make adaptations to their homes.Ministers have agreed to review...

HANDOUTEllie Lambert has frozen her eggs in the hope of meeting someone or "being in a financial situation where I can go it alone"The number of babies born in...

GPs are calling on the government to protect them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients.The NHS and rest of...

Getty ImagesGPs, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget. The NHS and rest of...

When I arrive at an abortion clinic in south London, four protesters - three women and one man - are gathered on the opposite side of the road alongside...