All news by author: Martin Bagot

One Accident and Emergency at a hospital has already been forced to shut due to doctors striking amid growing fears other services could follow suite due to the industrial action

The rise in quick cosmetic procedures slammed as 'unethical' by Britain's leading plastic surgeons could lead to lifelong health issues including cysts, blurred vision, and an impaired immune system

At least three hours of light activity per day - whether strolling, dancing, or cleaning the house - can be up to five times more effective for healthy hearts and lowering inflammation

While researching ways people can use the cold to kickstart their metabolism and lose weight easier, TV doc Michael Mosley discovered women feel the chill much earlier than men

A climate change report produced by the UK Health Security Agency spells out dire consequences including food shortages and more heat related deaths

The ONS has restarted a random testing drive that showed 1.2 per cent of the population had the virus in the last week of November, with concerns the new variant could trigger a winter wave

Flu patients needing hospital treatment have shot up by half in just a week while NHS England has also detected increased spreading of norovirus and respiratory syncytial virus

An existing drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found to stop the progression of Type 1 diabetes, which is a lifelong autoimmune condition affecting around 400,000 Brits

Walkouts will run from December 20 to December 23 and from January 3 to January 9 - and NHS England bosses are concerned as the health service is already battling a huge backlog

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Labour is considering making vapes prescription-only as he accused the industry of 'crying crocodile tears' about surging use by children

The first NHS weekly winter situation report reveals that on average, 351 patients a day were being treated for norovirus compared with 126 in 2022 - a threefold increase

Researchers found that people with 'positive' personality traits performed better in thinking tests but were no less likely to show signs of brain damage during autopsy

A review in the Lancet Diabetes and Endo-crinology journal has found that every 1km an hour increase in walking speed was linked to a 9% lower risk of getting diabetes

A new study found that doing a burst of moderate exercise - such as a brisk walk, vacuuming or mopping - in the morning, even if you feel tired, can help you get ready for the day

At the Covid Inquiry, Dame Angela McLean, who branded Rishi Sunak 'Dr Death' in WhatsApps, said ministers 'made the same mistake three times' by locking down too late

Ex-Deputy Chief Medical Officer Sir Jonathan Van Tam told the Covid-19 inquiry how he received anonymous threats from someone saying they were going to cut the throats of his family and was told to move out of his home

Palantir, an American data handling firm headed by billionaire Republican party donor Peter Thiel, has won the biggest ever NHS outsourcing IT contract

Ahead of the thirsty Christmas party season, the British Medical Association is calling for Brits to avoid having even a single drink if they are thinking about getting behind the wheel of a vehicle

Around 2,200 people died from drug-resistant infections last year, as the UK Health Security Agency said a post-pandemic bounce back in illnesses due to lower immunity in lockdown

An NHS rollout of artificial intelligence could see thousands of lives saved by identifying previously undetectable narrowing of the arteries in order to predict heart attacks earlier

Presenting a report on the UK's ageing population, England’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty has told Brits that 'old-fashioned' habits like eating well and staying active will help the nation much more in the longer term

Alzheimer’s Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society will start a £5million project in January to find a simple blood test for the NHS that would identify a patient's risk of dementia

The British Dental Association said that nine in 10 people survive oral cancer when it is caught early but this drops to a 50% when people are diagnosed late

Baby Freddie's mum, Stephanie Tanner-Boyer, first noticed her son was less able than other children his age when he was just six months old and wants change in the NHS

Users will no longer need to rely on finger-prick blood tests or injecting insulin to control their blood sugar levels as a "game-changing" wearable device will be offered to thousands