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The U.S. charged four people in connection with an alleged scheme, which now involves 193 defendants, to defraud federal health care programs of more than US$2.75 billion through the submission of fake opioid prescriptions.

Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs

UK government deal struck at height of pandemic described as ‘colossal misuse of public funds’

The European Commission has delayed action on tobacco and nicotine, but countries say it should consider a ban on flavored vapes.

The owner of South West Water will fork out millions to victims of a diarrhea-causing parasite caused by cow manure leaking into the system.

Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS

Experts call for higher taxes and tougher regulation as research shows cost to NHS, other public services and economy

Briton with cancer living in Italy unable to get care he is entitled to after Brexit

Five babies in England have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as the ‘100-day cough’, so far this year.

Third-party US presidential candidate says 2010 issue ‘caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died’

Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing.

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’

Documents examined by inquiry show officials knew people were being given infected blood products, but sanctioned their use

NHS figures leaked by whistleblower suggest more than 15,000 patients died in care of community mental health services in just one year – with desperate families forced to ‘beg’ for treatment from overstretched medical teams

Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment

The number of people signed off work through long-term sickness has hit a record of more than 2.8million, figures show.

Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted

Amendment tabled by cross-party group including Stella Creasy is latest plan to modernise abortion law in England and Wales

This comes as another treat has been recalled over allergy fears

Carol Lee, from the West Midlands, tragically passed away from Alzheimer's earlier this year. Her daughter, Rachael, gave her an original send off with a Punch and Judy show

More than four million people in England alone are thought to be living with high blood pressure without knowing it - and this can develop into serious illnesses

Natasha Hunton-Walker began experiencing recurrent headaches and blurred vision the day of giving birth to her son, Max, and eventually went to hospital for CT scans

Members of the public have been warned to be extra cautious if they notice symptoms of the 100-day cough - as the infection can spread rapidly and can appear similar to a cold at first

Shocking photos show 47-year-old, Edith Eagle, from Norfolk, with a ballooned face after she used a tanning nasal spray, which has been dubbed the 'Barbie drug'