Getty ImagesA trial to let women with worrying breast cancer symptoms book appointments directly with diagnostic clinics without going to see their GP first is being planned in one...

Getty ImagesMany people who take up vaping have never been regular smokersThe number of adults in England to have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers has reached...

Getty ImagesShortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows.It means for every permanent...

Mark TilleyMark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemicAmbulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in...

There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says.The group, which brings together leading...

Hospitals need to review any child treated by bone surgeon Yaser Jabbar, a solicitor representing affected families has told the BBC.The lower limb reconstruction surgeon worked at private hospital...

Getty ImagesThe doctors' union, the BMA, says it will take "a neutral position" on the recommendations of a landmark review into care for children and young people with gender...

The independent doctors' regulator refused to investigate alleged medical malpractice at Harrods in 2017 because too much time had passed and it wasn’t “in the greater public interest”.A woman...

Family handout Alice Webb, 33, died in the early hours of TuesdayTwo people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman believed to have...

Getty ImagesConsumers have been told to always follow the dose instructions and measure accuratelyThe food safety watchdog has issued new guidance over caffeine in food supplements after a man...

Police in Switzerland made multiple arrests after someone reportedly ended their life using a so-called suicide pod, in apparently the first case of its kind.Police in the Schaffhausen region...

The future of 25 projects that are part of the New Hospital Programme in England is in doubt, after the government announced it would be reviewing their feasibility.In a...