Healthcare

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 …

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 …