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BBCThere’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A…

I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of…

Getty ImagesParents are being prevented from vaccinating their children because of obstacles such as difficulty booking appointments and a lack of reminders on what jabs are…

Anyone who has ever dropped their phone in the toilet – and isn’t that all of us? – knows something about the importance of a good…

Your article on health inequality (Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say, 29 June) describes the laudable efforts of NHS agencies to tackle some…

James MelleySocial Affairs ProducerGetty ImagesNicky Hastie, holding an image of her mother, attended the inquiry in person on Monday A civil servant’s assertion that there was…

The government’s policy on obesity, announced on Sunday, sounds as though it’s tough on the supermarkets: they really must do better on the health front, ministers…

BBCI’m on the hunt for a microbial saviour – a type of virus that can treat infections rather than cause them.We all know the viral bad…

It’s autumn 2024 and I’m talking to an A&E doctor. We’re on the refreshment break at a conference about care. He tells me that he and…

People undergoing fertility treatment should have the legal right to take time off for their appointments, according to research that finds over a third have considered…