Ministers set to abolish bodies which advocate on behalf of patients and support whistleblowers.

A group of experts investigating Covid origins on behalf of the World Health Organization revealed they still aren’t sure how the pandemic began and have sided with China’s theories.

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss

Illnesses caused by heat—dehydration, cramps, and even strokes—can come on quickly and quietly. New, wearable technology could help alert wearers to lurking danger.

“Nature has given us this incredible pharmacy. It’s up to us to uncover its secrets.”

“That’s a substantial chunk of neuroscientists who think there’s a very real chance that it will work,” said neuroscientist Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston to IFLScience.

Salmonella and campylobacter infections are typically caught by eating contaminated food, including poultry, meat, eggs, raw fruit and vegetables, as well as unpasteurised milk products, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Lab-grown islet cells offer new hope for type 1 diabetes.

Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their spread, a discovery that could lead to new treatments

Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicions

Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, raising the possibility of developing treatments that mimic these effects

More than £1billion has been poured into developing the site at Weybridge in Surrey in order to protect the UK from serious threats posed by animal diseases to farming, food and public health

Professor Mike Tipton explains the easiest and quickest ways to cool down during a heatwave. Top tip: focus on cooling your hands, not face.

While it may sound gross, ear wax could provide an inexpensive way to detection the disease early, before motor impairment begins.

THE virus that causes rabies has been found in a bat in a back garden in Britain. The rodent was found in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight and tested tested positive for European Bat Lyssavirus-1 (EBL…

Researchers say experimental drug’s less frequent dosing could improve adherence and offer long-term control

We’re a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting two sperm cells in an empty egg

The Department of Health has said participation in cervical cancer screening currently sits at just 68.8% – well below the NHS England target of 80%.

The announcement follows a string of scandals at NHS trusts including Shrewsbury and Nottingham

It will target the worst-performing trusts in England – and report back by the end of the year.

Scheme is part of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS in England aimed at easing pressure on services.

The study showed that people who received higher doses of amycretin as a weekly jab lost 24.3% of their body weight after just 36 weeks – from next week, GPs will be able to administer them

Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals he has fathered over 100 children, stating they will inherit his vast fortune

Health officials are urging the public to remain vigilant for signs of the virus

Treating types of cancer with CAR T-cell therapy is expensive and inconvenient, but a streamlined approach that creates the therapy within the body could make the intervention cheaper and easier

A major report has warned that a popular family sunscreen does not work, potentially leaving consumers at risk of skin cancer .

Restricting calories has been linked to living longer in many studies, and now it seems that the drug rapamycin has nearly the same effect, at least in animals

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow

Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs cost too much and have too little benefit for NHS use, review finds.

GPs will reach out to patients to ask about recent unintentional slimming

Helicobacter pylori, best known for causing stomach ulcers, was shown to block the build-up of both amyloid-beta and tau in our study.

The NHS needs a healthy and resilient workforce to lead the digital transformations planned for the service.

Medic says patients putting themselves at risk by trying to record appointments for social media

The insulin discovery we forgot.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered that cancer can be detected in the bloodstream a full three years before diagnosis.

An investigational drug developed by Eolo Pharma is showing promise in animal experiments and an early human trial. It could eventually be an alternative or add-on to popular GLP-1 medications.

Researchers have developed a novel device that quite literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes.

Teratomas are gross ‘monster’ tumours that can grow hair, teeth and even organs. We apologise if you’re eating.

Cardiovascular disease is responsible for a quarter of all deaths in the UK, claiming around 170,000 lives each year- that is 480 every day. But many of these could be prevented if the signs were picked up early enough

Health warning issued ahead of Glastonbury Festival as measles cases rise

Patients have all been reporting the same symptom as the variant spreads across the UK

The therapy represents a major advance in treating incurable blood cancer

Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir Stephen Powis says

Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels – a problem scientists are now taking steps to overcome

One early adopter describes how he was in remission ‘within the first two or three weeks’ after the treatment

‘There’s increasing evidence of a potential effect on memory and cognition.’

But the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks.

An investigation has been launched after a suspected “contaminated” supermarket item was linked to a hepatitis outbreak that left 58 Brits in hospital

The NHS in England should “tear up” the way it delivers care at outpatient appointments, the head of the service has said.

Using CRISPR to correct the mutations behind polycystic kidney disease could counter some of the damage the condition causes