Male health workers should be allowed to perform breast screening examinations to help relieve staff shortages, say experts. X-rays called mammograms are offered to women between the age of 50 and 71 every three
The sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and other milk-based drinks under new government plans. The government is consulting on proposals to end the exemption from the
Prescription charges in England will be frozen this year – for the first time since 2022. The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced. Three-month and
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Pa Media Baroness Lampard is leading the inquiry The chair of England’s first public inquiry into mental health deaths vowed to “seek out
Catrin Nye, Adam Eley and Oliver Englehart BBC Panorama Getty Images Baby food pouches from six of the UK’s leading brands are failing to meet key nutritional needs of babies and toddlers – with
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Crisps, croissants, doughnuts, muffins, sweets and hot dogs all count as ultra-processed food People who eat lots of ultra-processed foods (UPF) may be at greater risk of dying