More hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances
A new policy sees people treated in NHS hospital corridors as admissions outstrip beds.
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Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests
Using a new, lower BMI cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say.
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Brazilian butt lift firms banned after woman in hospital
The woman required emergency hospital treatment following the procedure in a hotel function room.
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Teenager used pills for illegal abortion, court hears
Sophie Harvey, of St Mary’s Road, Cirencester, is accused of taking the drug to end her pregnancy.
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Family of weight-loss op victim call for sales ban
Shannon Bowe's family want UK hotel chains to stop hosting Turkish surgery "clinics" and sales days.
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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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Weight loss jab ‘could reduce heart attack risk’
The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.
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Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy
Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.
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Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy
Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.
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Health spending £5bn less than government planned
The Conservatives are not on track to increase spending by 3.3% a year above inflation in England.
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