Entries by BBC News - Health

Public sector pay increase must be responsible – PM

Ministers confirm they are considering next year's public sector pay deals, as Rishi Sunak warns about inflation.

Lewis Capaldi: How success affected his mental health

The singer warned he may have to take a break from performing after struggling at Glastonbury.

Blood cancer: Man almost paralysed by undiagnosed myeloma

For months Jamie Hart continued to work with no idea he had a collapsed vertebra.

Monkey dust like ‘dancing with the devil’

An addict says the psychoactive substance has "destroyed" the town of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent.

UK’s high rate of avoidable deaths linked to NHS woes

People in UK less likely to survive treatable conditions than in other rich nations, study suggests.

Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York recovering after breast cancer op

Sarah Ferguson's doctors have told her that the prognosis is good, her spokesman says.

NHS plans: Sunak says expansion means ‘more doctors, nurses, and GPs’

The plan to reform NHS training and recruitment comes at a time of record-high waiting lists.

Vaping: E-cigarettes have ruined my life, woman says

Belle Moore, 19, who started vaping at 16 years old says she feels like she has "no control over it".

Central Middlesex Hospital attack: Man in court over double stabbing

Matteo Bottarelli, 43, appears in court charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Supermarket trolleys reveal heart problems in shoppers

Special sensors in the handle can detect an irregular heartbeat that raises the risk of stroke.