Denis Campbell

Denis Campbell Health policy editor One person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to the consumption of imported eggs.

Heatwaves will leave huge and growing numbers of people worldwide of all ages suffering from uncompensable heat stress (UHS) — where the body loses the ability to cool itself — and thus at risk of serious damage to their health, including death

Denis Campbell Health policy editor Contaminated eggs have infected 207 people with salmonella across the UK, killing one and hospitalising 34.

‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of access to free school meals

Study finds device brings significant fall in chest pain in 75% of patients, but further trials and NHS approval are needed

Denis Campbell Health policy editor “It's an amazing relief, both physically and emotionally, to be able to live my life again normally, without feeling that I'm limited all the time in what I can do.”

Experts call for joined-up support through the postnatal period amid concerns GPs are not trained to spot symptoms

Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds

Youth club closures, unaffordable housing and social media cited as factors contributing to a sharp decline in wellbeing

The number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social media.