Michael Searles

Labour's plan to reduce NHS waiting times to only 18 weeks is unlikely to work, health service bosses have said.

Varenicline drug hailed as a game changer by NHS chief as it can reduce the effects of nicotine on the brain, preventing cravings

Bacon should come with a cigarette-style health warning because of its cancer risk, according to Dale Vince.

TV shows about murder and rape are “giving people ideas”, Ridley Scott has said.

Speaking at release of Gladiator II, the director said: ‘If there’s one more TV show about a girl found in the woods… after 25 years. Stop’

Moves to make system more transparent after it emerges many vulnerable youngsters are placed in ‘highly unsuitable’ accommodation

Local check-ups could save up to 120,000 hospital appointments every year, say health chiefs

Life expectancy stagnated during pandemic but has fallen since, OECD figures show

Almost two-thirds of cakes and chocolate confectionery on sale contain at least one third of the daily sugar limit for those aged 11 and up

Even people with greater level of risk genetically can cut odds of developing disease, groundbreaking research claims