Thrusting a smartphone or tablet into the hands of a screaming toddler can be a quick way to calm a tantrum, but using electronic devices as “digital...

A union leader has praised the “WhatsApp generation” of junior doctors on their “instantaneous” ability to mobilise as strike action continues. Professor...

A transformational gene therapy which “cures” the bleeding disorder haemophilia B has been made available on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and...

One person in England has died after an E. coli outbreak which has been linked to lettuce, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)...

More than 270 people have fallen ill in a major outbreak of E. coli linked to contaminated sandwiches, with more than 120 ending up in hospital. Major...

Junior doctors have said that the Labour shadow health secretary appears to be “listening” to their demands about pay, as the 11th round of strikes begins on...

The number of British “binge” drinkers has risen by 13 per cent, with women who drink heavily increasing by nearly 60 per cent, a report by the World Health...

Many long-term antidepressant users could quit the drugs with support from their GP and access to telephone helplines, a study has suggested. Antidepressants...

The NHS is “picking up the pieces” from botched bariatric surgeries carried out abroad, a leading scientist has said after six Britons died following...

Even for a 21-year-old, Dylan Rocha cut an exceptionally cool figure. Often dressed in a beige, full-length trench coat, vintage hat and leather trousers...