18 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls on Wes Streeting to stop puberty blocker trial

The Health Secretary has said the trial will ‘provide better evidence for how the NHS can support and treat young people with gender incongruence’.

Politics

32 h. ago ‘I received devastating leukaemia diagnosis aged 17 but new NHS 'cure' offers hope’

NHS trialled pioneering new CAR T-cell therapy on student Harry Brown and is now rolling it out to other leukaemia patients

Politics

3 d. ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Puberty blocker trial turns children into crash

Labour's Health Secretary, Wes Streeting said a planned clinical trial by NHS England would go ahead. The ban would then be reviewed in 2027 in the light of any new evidence that emerged.

Events

6 d. ago Christmas Jumper Day 2025: when is it and how can you celebrate?

Participants are encouraged to support sustainability by wearing their existing jumpers, buying pre-owned or vintage options, or knitting their own

Politics

2 w. ago I want to save for my children's education: Should I invest and what are the rules?

Is investing a good choice when building a pot for a child's education fees, or is cash safer? We ask a personal finance expert.

Politics

2 w. ago Patients told to test at home to free up NHS hospital appointments

Remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year

Science

2 w. ago Patients to receive direct access to specialists in new NHS trial

A shift to remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out

Science

2 w. ago New NHS trials will harness technology to help free up hospital appointments

The Government estimates that remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out.

Science

3 w. ago Emerging talent in photojournalism: 2025 IPPG recipients – in pictures

Omar Ashtawy, 20, from Gaza, has won this year’s Ian Parry photojournalism grant, while Laura Riis, 23, from Denmark, Jordan Tovin, 21, from the US, and Armina Ahmadinia, 36, from Iran, were highly commended. The grant’s partner, Save the Children, selected Ashtawy for a special commission. Here is a selection of the work of the recipients Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Huntingdon train stabbings hero speaks for first time after horror knife rampage

Stephen Crean has been hailed a hero after stepping in to save the lives of passengers including children when a brutal mass stabbing happened on a train heading towards Huntingdon station

Events

3 w. ago NHS trials AI prostate cancer tool that could ‘massively improve’ treatment

A researcher said the trial ‘will pave the way for advanced AI technologies’ to be rolled out on the NHS

Politics

3 w. ago IBS sufferers could ease symptoms with specific diet, new NHS trial finds

The diet could be a "simple, enjoyable and highly effective first step" in managing the common condition, researchers said

Events

3 w. ago NHS trial finds 'simple' diet is 'highly effective' against IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects the digestive system, causing stomach cramps, bloating and diarrhoea. It is usually a lifelong condition

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3 w. ago NHS trial finds specific diet 'highly effective' in easing IBS

A doctor involved in the research said it 'potentially simplifies care for both patients and healthcare providers'

Events

3 w. ago Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts

Rapid Support Forces, which claimed control of El Fasher on Sunday, reportedly killed at least 460 people ‘in cold blood’Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed hundreds of patients and staff inside a hospital in El Fasher, according to the World Health Organization and the Sudan Doctors Network, after the paramilitary group claimed control of the city on Sunday.The WHO secretary general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was “appalled and deeply shocked” at reports that more than 460 people had been killed at the Saudi maternity hospital, without assigning blame, in a post on X. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The NHS could offer a prostate cancer diagnosis using AI within a day thanks to trials hailed as a 'game changer'

The service, set for a pilot, would see patients assessed as high risk immediately sent to a radiologist before an on-the-spot biopsy. Pictured: File photo of current prostate cancer test

Sport

4 w. ago NHS trials new rapid blood test that could save children’s lives

The 15-minute blood test can quickly distinguish between bacterial and viral infections

Society

4 w. ago NHS trials rapid blood test that could spot deadly infections in kids in just 15 minutes

Experts say the 15-minute test could have a "massive impact" on the emergency care of children

Events

last month Rapid blood test for children that could spot sepsis in just 15 minutes is trialled by NHS

A rapid blood test for children to help diagnose light-threatening conditions such as sepsis and meningitis is being trialled in the NHS.

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last month Rapid blood test for children ‘could spot sepsis and save lives’

Experts believe the 15-minute test could save lives and lead to more appropriate treatment.

Society