A state-of-the-art £1m robot is helping surgeons perform complex operations.

AI can take a second look at medical scans and flag up potential problems that doctors might not see.

FLU season has peaked but hospitals are still “jam-packed” with one in seven beds taken by those fit to go home, the NHS says. It comes after nurses said bed-blocking was leaving sick arrivals to d…

Nurses are at breaking point around the UK as a survey shows nearly seven in 10 have to provide care in overcrowded hospital corridors on a daily basis

Middle-aged mice fed golden oyster mushrooms had healthier hearts, suggesting an antioxidant in the fungi protects against the effects of ageing

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements

Dame Deborah James worked tirelessly after her bowel cancer diagnosis to raise awareness about the disease – but it would eventually claim the journalist’s life in 2022

Around 2.5 percent of terminations were among women who relied on ‘fertility awareness-based methods’ in the first six months of last year.

Scientists believe around 40 per cent of the UK population could be at risk of dementia because their drinking water contains low levels of calcium and magnesium

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A University of Oxford study observed 862 children whose weight was measured from the age of seven and whose weekly physical activity levels were tracked from 11.

Recruitment freezes in NHS scanning and cancer departments are putting patients at risk of harm, the Royal College of Radiologists has warned.

PATIENTS have been told to go to A&E alone, as one of England’s chief doctors warns the peak of the flu outbreak is still to come. Some hospitals have urged people to leave relatives at home to…

Scientists say virus is neither new nor poses unusual threat to global health

Experts have revealed the key differences between the winter viruses spreading across the UK – to help decipher if your bug is human metapneumovirus (hMPV) or flu.

Largest study into diet and disease suggests extra 300mg of calcium a day is associated with a 17% lower risk

An uptick of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases in China has raised concerns over another pandemic, which appear to be unfounded

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

The HMPV outbreak is currently overwhelming hospitals in China but Beijing says respiratory infections are “less severe” and “smaller in scale” compared to last year

DRINKING coffee in the morning is the healthiest time to enjoy it, a study has found. People who take their java before lunch have a lower risk of heart disease or dying young than those who guzzle…

The National Pharmacy Association warned of the sector’s first collective action in history as discussions on Government funding have been delayed nearly 300 days

More than a dozen hospitals have declared ‘critical incidents’ as the flu outbreak worsens.

Cases of the respiratory virus are rising in China — but should we be concerned about it in the UK?

The size of the nucleolus could determine how long a cell has before it dies—and the smaller, the better.

HMPV Virus Cases Live Updates: A total of five cases were detected in India on Monday — 2 in Karnataka, 1 in Gujarat and 2 in Chennai. In a video st

Herpes virus may linger in gut and travel to brain via vagus nerve to cause a type of Alzheimer’s

Less than half of Americans planned to get Covid vaccine in 2024, and slightly more than half planned to get flu shot

Plans for an upgraded NHS app to allow more patients in England to book treatments will be announced by the health secretary on Monday.

THE NHS must stop prioritising failed asylum seekers over the general public, a senior Tory has warned. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick took aim at the health service after learning of…

The study’s authors suggest it provides further evidence that the virus can spread by skin contact.

The number of flu patients in English hospitals has quadrupled in a month, latest NHS figures show

Patients with symptoms of cancer, heart failure and bowel conditions will no longer have to wait to see a consultant first under Labour reform

Study finds higher levels of certain proteins in people who reported social isolation or loneliness

The survey was carried out by Ipsos on behalf of the PA news agency.

This winter flu season is on track to be ‘one of the worst’ the NHS has ever seen

Awareness campaigns and new screening approaches are having an impact, says NHS England.

Scientists claim a new app on the wrist devices could even help people quit smoking by intervening with positive messages when movements indicating cigarette use are detected

THE NHS is on course for one of its worst flu seasons ever, England’s medical director warned yesterday. Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the health service is battling rising cases of winter virus…

Exclusive: Calls for health service to protect itself better after ‘inexcusable’ losses

Almost 100 ambulances waiting to hand over patients outside hospitals and more than 340 emergency 999 calls waiting to be answered across Wales

‘The sooner smokers get off this escalator of death, the longer and healthier they can expect their lives to be,’ new study says

A FLU surge – reportedly set to peak in 10 days – has brought back Covid-style restrictions to several major UK hospitals. A decision to reintroduce mandatory face masks was made in res…

HEALTH chiefs have spent £91,000 on two life-size obese dolls — to train nurses and paramedics in dealing with the growing numbers of overweight patients. The spending is part of more than £2millio…

Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between humans

A SOOTHING cup of tea might not be doing wonders for your health, scientists warn. Sipping on your staple brew could release billions of microplastics into your body, research from the Universitat …

Drugs such as Wegovy amd Mounjaro are an attractive prospect for online businesses and traditional pharmacies as well as the firms that make them

Guardian review finds many online pharmacies flouting strict advertising rules that govern prescription-only drugs

CHRISTMAS can be a hectic time, with the pressure to buy gifts, cook large meals, and travel to see family. But like any time of year, it’s important to recognise any issues with your health.…