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Catherine Burns,Health correspondent,Vicki Loader,Health producerandHarriet AgerholmGetty ImagesHundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems…

Parents will be able to buy infant formula in supermarkets using loyalty points and vouchers under a government plan to…

Getty ImagesThe NHS must take diseases like pneumonia and flu in older people much more seriously, England’s chief medical officer…

Ellen Knightin Weston RhynBBC/ELLEN KNIGHTBethany Lewis was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in April 2025A young woman has founded a…

The number of flu patients in hospital has hit a record high in England for this time of year with…

A council has unanimously voted to become the first endometriosis friendly local authority in the north of England.Deputy mayor of…

Getty ImagesMilkshakes, coffee drinks and milk substitutes are to be included in the government’s sugar tax scheme for the first…

Drug maker Novo Nordisk says semaglutide, the active ingredient for the weight loss jab Wegovy, does not slow Alzheimer’s -…

Simon Jack,Business editorandRachel Clun,Business reporterGetty ImagesThe UK and the US have agreed a deal to keep tariffs on UK pharmaceutical…

Sarah McCubbinSarah McCubbin said taking part in the singing sessions was “a game-changer”A woman says a singing class was a…