Health

The UK’s medicines regulator has issued updated safety guidance on semaglutide, the widely used drug sold under brand names including Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, following new evidence about a very…

For millions of families across Britain, cancer is not just a statistic. It is a diagnosis whispered in hospital corridors, a long wait for test results, a parent trying to…

Families caring for children with cancer will no longer have to worry about how to afford travel to life-saving treatment, under a new government support package worth up to £10…

New figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that thousands of young people across England are still missing out on vital protection against HPV-related cancers, with around one…

The UK medicines regulator has issued an urgent recall of all batches of quetiapine oral suspension made by Eaststone Limited after a serious manufacturing error was discovered that could place…

The UK’s medicines regulator has issued an important safety update for millions of people using popular weight-loss and diabetes injections, after identifying a very small risk of severe pancreatitis linked…

New provisional data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that tuberculosis notifications in England remained broadly stable in 2025, offering reassurance amid wider public health pressures, while highlighting ongoing…

UK health officials are turning to an unexpected source in the fight against respiratory diseases: sleep data. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced a new 12-week research collaboration…

The UK government has introduced new legislation aimed at reshaping how doctors are trained and recruited into the National Health Service, with ministers arguing that homegrown talent must now be…