All news by author: Martin Bagot

Sid Hall, from Scarborough in North Yorkshire, is one of many people in the UK waiting for dental treatment as the system massively struggles to deal with demand

A growth hormone given to children — which was banned in 1985 — has been shown to have caused the development of Alzheimers on a toxic protein

The Mirror has launched the Dentists for All campaign for a service on the verge of collapse after a BBC investigation found 90% of practices in England are not accepting new adult NHS patients

Samina’s husband Iqbal, 58, had to wait an hour and 20 minutes for an ambulance when he began showing heart attack symptoms and by the time one finally came Iqbal had died

Dr Kelly Fearnley was working at Bradford Royal Infirmary in November 2020 when she got Long Covid and she is still unable to work, has violent shakes, hallucinations and a high heart rate

If successful the jab will attack tumours, bolstering the immune system to help it stop the cancer returning and improve survival rates

The British Medical Association announced the new vote after receiving no invite for negotiations from Government a fortnight after its most recent strike ended

The growing problem will put a major strain on the NHS, according to the author of a new study Prof Keith Godfrey, from Southampton University

The huge rise from £36million in 2016/17 comes as 40% of children are no longer able to access regular NHS dental check-ups due to a lack of appointments available

Allurion, the company behind the pill, said it has been in talks with NHS trusts about rolling out the gastric balloon treatment since it was approved by NICE in 2020

Nearly a third of under-16s are vulnerable to measles because they were not fully vaccinated with both MMR jab doses, as ministers warn it is more infectious than Covid

There has been a 12 per cent surge in mouth cancer in the UK - which killed over 3,000 in 2021 - as mouth infections are on the rise too with half the population no longer getting regular check ups

Professor Dame Jenny Harries says a national call to action is needed for all children who haven't been vaccinated for measles to come forward as cases of the deadly disease are on the rise

The latest data shows 40% of kids don't have regular NHS check-ups and that 104,133 children went to hospital with rotten teeth over the past five years. In 2022 alone there were 116 extractions every day

Damning new analysis conducted by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce shows out of 33 comparable countries the UK ranks as low as 28th for five year survival for both stomach and lung cancer

The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, has threatened further industrial action if Health Secretary Victoria Atkins does not return to the negotiating table

The medical director of NHS England Sir Stephen Powis says it will take months for the country's health service to recover as junior doctors begin a strike action for better pay

NHS junior doctors have started unprecedented action strike until next Wednesday with the government having refused to continue negotiating while plans were being made to down tools

Emergency departments face “one of the most difficult starts to the year” ever, as junior doctors start an unprecedented six-day strike from Wednesday this week

Recent days and weeks have seen the flu and other viruses spreading through the UK this winter surging as new modelling suggests that Covid infections may hit their peak tomorrow

David James enjoyed a successful career in the Premier League, with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Portsmouth, but had to overcome an addiction to smoking to become a footballer

Amelia's mum says she would love for next Christmas to be spent as a family at home

The Office for National Statistics’ Winter Coronavirus Infection Study shows people aged 18 and 44 are driving a surge in cases, while families are urged not to see elderly relatives if unwell

Doctors in training started their marathon 72-hour strike at 7am this morning after negotiations with the group - which makes up about half of the NHS workforce - were halted by Tory ministers

The post-natal review will offer mums mental and physical support, covering issues such as feeding, physical recovery and pelvic health during what can be a truly pressurised moment of their lives