A 54-year-old mother repeatedly asked doctors to remove her contraceptive coil after suffering stabbing pains – but scans revealed she had a 13cm tumour pressing against it

In a very rare case, a fetus developed cancer in the uterus, and these tumour cells spread to her twin sister

These next-generation weight-loss drugs pair amylin with GLP-1 science to cut appetite with fewer stomach side effects than current shots

Jamie Kehoe, 31, from Stretford, initially visited his dentist with a numb mouth sensation but was later diagnosed with a grade-four glioblastoma brain tumour

Influenza infections are appearing earlier than anticipated

Aim of new service is to prevent unnecessary calls and premature visits to collect medication

Parasitic worms have evolved a way to calm the immune system, and scientists want to copy it.

Patients welcome new NHS development which sees alerts sent out when prescriptions are ready to be picked up

Boots Superintendent Pharmacist Claire Nevinson has shared the symptoms of XFG Covid to watch for – and how to tell if it’s covid, cold or flu

Experts say infections of Clostridioides difficile – highly contagious bacteria known as C. diff – increased by more than 50 per cent since 2020.

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a “meaningful” proportion of younger adults also have the condition

Prof Peter Fonagy, who chaired the review, tells Radio 4’s Today programme there has been a “very real” rise in “distress and mental ill health among young people”.

Health chief warns hospital admissions for flu are at ‘highest level’ she can recall for this time of year

Parents are incentivised to have their children diagnosed by misguided schools and welfare systems that reward such ‘labels’, the report found.

The Prime Minister will on Friday make dementia research a national priority and unveil a £48million partnership to accelerate the search for a cure.

NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.

Darya Shipilova, a lab technician in Irkutsk, has reportedly died after becoming unwell at work

An NHS chief has warned of ‘ominous’ signs of winter pressure building on the health service.

The ‘razor-blade throat’ is a key symptom of the strain

Dr Imogen Brooks was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of head and neck cancer, when she was just 26.

Russia has said there’s no case of plague. But the health body is seeking more answers.

The latest Covid strain has taken the UK by storm just ahead of flu season, with thousands of new cases of the virus leaving people unwell with several nasty symptoms

Online pharmacies have been banned from promoting weight loss drugs to the public in a crackdown by the advertising watchdog.

Prostate cancer rates in young men across England have nearly quadrupled over the past two decades, concerning new research has suggested.

The death of a staff member at an anti-plague institute in Russia following a laboratory accident has put the spotlight on plague and how it spreads.

The World Cancer Research Fund says the trajectory is ‘concerning’

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.

Diagnoses of the bug are at their highest level since October 2025 and rising levels of Britons are being admitted for care. Figures show 950 admissions this August, which jumped to 4,939 in September.

Cases of the dominant variant have been rising, with hundreds hospitalised

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.

A major new research initiative is being launched to tackle the alarming surge

Everyday activities can require enormous effort for people living with post-COVID fatigue. This study examines the brain mechanisms that may contribute to fatigue.

Powered robotic devices designed to enhance the wearer’s physical capabilities are being developed for an increasing range of uses.

Ross Andrew, 30, is in remission from CNS lymphoma and says doctors told him he would never walk again

Retinal images could contain information about future cardiovascular risk, including atrial fibrillation.

A newly discovered part of the brain is essential for successful embryo implantation in mice. It may help to explain why some pregnancies and IVF attempts fail

A one-off vaccination programme was launched this year after outbreaks which began in Kent in March left two young people dead.

Antibiotics can reduce the diversity of microbes in your gut and lead to health problems, but a study in people with cancer has identified a potential solution

Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?

Not all researchers are convinced that the brain changes detected via MRI are robust enough to become a diagnostic tool. But the findings could help researchers better understand the mechanisms that drive the neurodegenerative disease

Older hearts placed into younger recipients showed clear signs of biological rejuvenation

Supplements that claim to tackle symptoms of the menopause are overpriced and no more beneficial than a bog-standard multivitamin, researchers have concluded.

We’re still searching for a root cause of Alzheimer’s disease, but scientists are learning more and more about the risk factors involved: old age, primarily, but also genetics, diet, sleep quality, and even pollution in the air we breathe.

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Dr Martin Mansfield, of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said ‘an urgent internal investigation’ had been launched.

NHS England said that the test will be trialled across specialist centres in England

The British Medical Association has called the findings of the new study “an absolute scandal” as the NHS research shows A&Es at 134 hospitals are particularly overcrowded

Emergency doctors say the latest findings are further evidence overcrowding is putting many lives at risk

Lucky Saint is recalling batches of its low alcohol beer, after discovering some cans may have been over-pressurised and could explode.

If approved, the test could help catch cancers early—but more research is still needed, experts say