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The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement shared on Monday.“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about…

A machine that keeps organs alive outside the body could save four in every five donated lungs that currently go to waste in England and Wales.The…

Industrial chicken farming is accelerating the spread of the world’s most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea, scientists have found.The study found a dramatic increase in the…

Weeks before major surgery, a patient cancels his appointment with our geriatric oncology service, declaring it unnecessary. An astute nurse convinces him otherwise.In his mid-80s, the…

A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data…

Andy Burnham has promised to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix the crumbling social care system in England, saying that without rapid action…

How did Palantir – sometimes described as ‘the world’s scariest company’ – start working with the NHS?The investigative journalist Lucas Amin shares the findings of his…

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb said on Sunday that it was “not standard operating procedure” for Taylor Farms to ask the White…

The north-south divide in life expectancy in England has grown over the past decade, with people in northern regions facing more illnesses such as heart disease…

Confining mealtimes and snacks to a nine-hour window and avoiding food for four hours before bed may help stave off cognitive decline in older age, researchers…