Ella Pickover

People who are at risk of being diagnosed dementia can potentially reduce their odds of developing the condition by more than a third if they are fit and healthy, a new study suggests.

Concerns have been raised that some new infections could pose a threat in the UK due to climate change.

Around one in eight parents claim they have been able to sign up their child to an NHS dentist only if they agree to be a private patient at the surgery, a poll suggests.

The new dementia risk study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, saw academics analyse data on more than 60,000 people in the UK

A recent study suggests that individuals at risk of dementia could potentially lower their chances of developing the condition by over a third if they can keep up one healthy habit throughout their lives.

Surgeons are waiting for hours in empty operating theatres due to hospital beds being occupied by patients who could have been discharged, a leading health expert has said.

The Care Quality Commission has published the results of a survey of 45,500 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in England this year

Concerns have been raised about the care and support people receive while facing long waits in A&E.

Former health secretary Matt Hancock told the Covid-19 inquiry that some PPE was in very short supply during the first wave of the pandemic, and said that he "ruffled some feathers"

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