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Hospital alert after fake doctor-endorsed videos /in /by

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust says online videos falsely show clinicians promoting weight loss patches.

First leukaemia patient to get new form of treatment on NHS says it is ‘very sci-fi’ /in /by

Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

Critical incidents declared at two hospital trusts /in /by

NHS bosses are urging people to only come to A&E if it is an emergency.

NHS funds football pitch to help boost island health /in /by

Carloway Football Club in Lewis has received a grant of £22,000.

Inside Health /in /by

Should we be having regular saunas? Plus, a breakthrough result for Huntington’s disease.

Safe spaces needed for drug-addicted children, say grieving mums /in /by

More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help.

Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first-ever patient /in /by

Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.

The rugby mum looking to get others to play /in /by

Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.

What is happening to flu this winter – and should you buy a vaccine? /in /by

Flu has come early this year with a new mutated version of the virus circulating.

What is chickenpox and who can get an NHS vaccine? /in /by

The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.