Health

Adopted children and the families who care for them could soon receive stronger, earlier and more consistent mental health support under new proposals announced by the Department for Education, as …

Social work students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds could soon receive more targeted financial support, as the UK government launches a new consultation aimed at reshaping how bursaries are allocated …

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 …

Patients living in some of England’s most deprived and underserved communities are set to benefit from earlier, potentially life-saving cancer diagnoses under a major new £200 million government scheme aimed …

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 …