The NHS could test children at gender clinics for autism.

NHS may test children referred to gender clinics for autism and ADHD, leaked plans reveal

Medical technician preparing a human blood sample for clinical testing.

Blood test for 'bad cholesterol' could more accurately predict heart disease risk, study finds

UPFs have been linked to thousands of deaths every year

Thousands of UK deaths every year linked to ultra-processed foods

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NHS app reform leads to 1.5 million fewer appointments being missed, ministers reveal

2,010 UK adults found the NHS was among the top concerns for the public.

Tough policies to transform health not viewed as ‘nanny-statism’, poll reveals

The injectable weight-loss drug Ozempic

What you need to know about weight loss jabs and how to make them work effectively

Heavy drinking was one of the three risky behaviours assessed.

Age when party lifestyle starts to take its toll revealed - and it's sooner than you might think

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Lucy Issac (pictured) and her unborn's son life were at risk when she underwent an operation to have her womb removed

Miracle of baby 'born twice' after mother undergoes life-saving womb operation

A teenage girl using a blue asthma inhaler. Health chiefs have warned users about relying on them

Health chiefs issue warning to anyone who users an asthma inhaler

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Wes Streeting told LBC 'we really need to get under the bonnet of what is actually going on with men's health'

Race and class inequality ‘at the heart of men’s ill health,’ Wes Streeting tells LBC

Experts said that previous “desensitisation” studies are focused on children, so adults with peanut allergy are not offered this type of treatment.

Man with deadly peanut allergy lives a normal life after 'life changing' discovery

Action urged to close life expectancy gap between men and women

'Men's health in crisis': health leaders call for urgent action to close life expectancy gap between men and women

A toxin produced by E. coli may be driving rates of bowel cancer in young people, scientists have discovered.

Scientists discover source of bowel cancer in young people as 44,000 people affected each year

Distraction is now one of the leading obstacles to reading for pleasure, according to a new report from The Reading Agency.

Could swapping scrolling for reading at bedtime affect your sleep?

Nearly a quarter of pregnant women in the UK are thought to have anaemia.

Low iron in pregnancy linked to newborn heart disease in ‘gamechanger’ discovery

Not enough NHS staff to ensure safe care on wards, survey finds

'Wake-up call for health service': Too few nursing staff on duty to provide safe NHS care, says report

Bowel cancer. doctor wearing a medical mask shows to senior woman intestines anatomical model during a visit to the clinic

Blood test which could detect up to 12 common cancers being assessed for NHS use

Sleep time could have a performance on tests, the research found

Youngsters who sleep longer may perform better in tests, study suggests