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Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of the pope’s medical team said.

The pope has made his first public appearance since being hospitalized five weeks ago with double pneumonia.

Two young brothers were left ‘looking lifeless’ after eating a slushy.

Health secretary says end of ‘biggest quango in world’ is final nail in coffin of Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reorganisation

In an era when information is accessible to everyone, it is surprising that people continue to give their money to scammers and allow them to cause harm. A case in point is "doctor" Mariyat Mukhina, about whom even a superficial internet search warns about the need to avoid her clinic.

More than 800 African-Caribbean families in Derbyshire were not sent results of tests for genetic blood disorders

An estimated 5 million people in England do not have a dentist, new figures reveal.

Four Bird Flu prevention zones have been enforced in the UK after a ‘highly infectious’ strain has been detected.

Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Friday another case of the new mpox variant clade Ib has been detected in England, the fifth case confirmed in the country in recent weeks

The Department for Health will look at the potential costs of implementing a controversial policy that is due to be debated by MPs later this month.

Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said.

NHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some consultants to make more than £200,000 a year for additional work.

Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as ‘clinical milestone’

Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high

A damning report warns that hundreds of thousands may die in the coming decades due to asbestos in crumbling UK schools, leading to a potential "tsunami" of deaths.

Whitehall source says it would only allow NHS to ‘stand still’ on waiting lists rather than reduce them

NHS Providers chief says ’vital bits of the NHS are literally falling apart after years of underinvestment’

Mionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes Streeting

A man with a facial disfigurement says he was asked to leave a restaurant because he was ‘scaring customers’.

Unlike the EU, Great Britain has significantly reduced protections for numerous types of food.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust tells inquest highly vulnerable Aviva Otte was given nutritional product containing deadly bacteria

During the hearing, the mother described the loss of Yousef Al-Kharboush at nine days old in 2014 as the "worst experience a parent could have."