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Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterBBCThey are the bête noire of many nutritionists – mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks,…

BBCIt had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and…

Catherine BurnsHealth CorrespondentBBCThe number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling…

Getty ImagesThe provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image)The…

Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC NewsProf Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive…

Jim ReedReporting fromCovid inquiryMark TilleyMark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of…

Covid InquiryTamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity servicesA mother of premature twins…

Getty ImagesIntensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo)At least one NHS trust put…

An urgent review is needed to make sure people in England can get weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and…

Agents are showing up unannounced to interview minors in what the government calls “wellness checks.” Critics see the visits as…

BBCWe are now in the era of weight-loss drugs.Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape…

Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCThere is nothing in life that is free of risk. That includes vaccines. But the evidence is compelling…

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BBCListen to Jim read this articleFive times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in…

Alison HoltSocial affairs editorBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe Liberal Democrats have called on the government to exempt social care from the…

The judge said a customs officer had acted improperly in stripping Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, of…

Vaping products are already subject to 20% VAT but, unlike tobacco, they do not attract a separate additional tax.As part…

Covid inquiryProf Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west…

Covid inquiryBoris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic,…

The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and…

Sophie HutchinsonHealth correspondentFamily handoutJamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemicFamilies of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the…

Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands.More…

The Covid inquiry was launched by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in June 2022, more than a year after he…