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A new analysis predicts that nearly 10 million people will die from stroke every year by 2050, rising from just 6.6 million annual deaths in 2020.

Cancer Research UK is calling on the government to drive progress in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer after a new study found over two million years of life are lost to cancer in the UK every year.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a new report looking the experiences of specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors and locally employed (LE) doctors.

Liver cancer is rising dramatically across the country, with areas of economic deprivation particularly hard hit, according to new research by Liver Cancer UK.

This World Mental Health Day, NHS leaders are urging the government to increase investment in community mental health teams, after new data revealed some mental health patients are waiting for up to 80 hours in A&E.

It is estimated that roughly one in seven (14%) adults could be addicted to ultra-processed food, according to experts writing in the British Medical Journal.

Concerns are growing about the increasing number of bedbug infestations in the UK, after Luton Brough Council announced it had received an “alarming number” of calls regarding bedbugs.

Artificial intelligence presents some huge opportunities for the healthcare profession, but what about the downside of this emerging technology.

This week, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced plans to phase out cigarette sales in England by raising the legal age of smoking every year by one year.

Women, Black and Asian people, and those living in the most deprived areas of England are much less likely to receive life-saving aortic valve replacement surgery, according to new research published in Open Heart.

Cheshire police are carrying out an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital following the conviction of Lucy Letby.

New draft guidance from NICE recommends that GPs and other healthcare professionals speak to patients about their gambling habits during mental health appointments.

Over 200 additional medical school places will be available for the new academic year in 2024,  accelerating a commitment in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

The government has launched a consultation on whether to raise the threshold for describing a drink as ‘alcohol free’ to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV).

A new artificial intelligence screening tool could predict a patient's risk of getting lung cancer within five years and aid screening programmes.