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Health

New AI tool which colour-codes the body during live surgery used in UK-first

Surgeons operated on a patient at St Mark’s Hospital in London.
6 Jun 2026
Health

'Breakthrough' as new ovarian cancer treatment approved for NHS use

A former NHS worker from north London who is taking the drug says the new treatment has let her ‘get on with my life’

4 Jun 2026
Health

Great-grandmother gets UK-first cancer treatment on tumour deemed untreatable

Brenda Iveson, 92, was diagnosed with liver cancer in late 2025.
1 Jun 2026
Health

Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue

Andrew Wood said he was ‘shocked’ when he discovered that he had a brain aneurysm.
19 May 2026
Health

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive SMA screening as part of new study

Singer Jesy Nelson has campaigned for screening to be rolled out after her twins were diagnosed with the condition.
12 May 2026
Health

Hantavirus cruise ship still days away from docking in Tenerife

The boat left the shores of Cape Verde at 6.15pm UK time on Wednesday, Oceanwide Expeditions said.
8 May 2026
Health

Seven Britons disembarked from hantavirus cruise ship mid-voyage

Oceanwide Expeditions said guests who left the ship have been contacted.
7 May 2026
Health

Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK

The UK Health Security Agency said it is helping to trace people who may have been on the same flight as a confirmed case.
7 May 2026
Health

Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK

Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms.
6 May 2026
Health

Government ‘working urgently’ to support Britons affected by hantavirus outbreak

A British crew member was medically evacuated from a cruise ship.
6 May 2026
Health

British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde

The ship can now continue onward travel to the Canary Islands.
6 May 2026
Health

Little risk of onward hantavirus transmission as variant identified – expert

It comes as a Briton on board is set to be medically evacuated from the ship.
6 May 2026
Health

Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship.
5 May 2026
Health

‘Watershed moment’ as smoking ban becomes law

Rishi Sunak, who introduced the legislation during his tenure at Number 10, said that the Tobacco and Vapes Act will save thousands of lives.
29 Apr 2026
Health

Family of UK’s youngest blood transfusion recipient express gratitude to donors

Intrauterine transfusion are needed for extremely unwell babies while they are still in the womb.
21 Apr 2026
Health

Mid-lifers ‘put off exercise by school PE’ – charity

More than a quarter of people polled in a survey said school PE lessons put them off exercise and sports ‘for life’.
21 Apr 2026
Crime

Covid inquiry to publish report on vaccines and treatments

The UK deployed a Vaccine Task Force to find the most promising vaccines and pre-order them for speedy deployment once approved by regulators.
16 Apr 2026
Politics

Gynaecology waiting lists will fall faster than overall waiting list – Streeting

The Health Secretary made the pledge as he described an ‘appalling culture of medical misogyny’ in the NHS.
15 Apr 2026
Politics

Health strategy bids to stop women being ‘ignored, gaslit and humiliated’ in NHS

Wes Streeting said the NHS has a ‘problem with basic, everyday sexism’.
14 Apr 2026
Health

Diagnosis ‘shouldn’t be a question of luck’ – Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has announced £237 million has been invested for new and improved community diagnostic centres across England.
13 Apr 2026
Health

Giving children tablets instead of liquid medicine could cut NHS costs – experts

Researchers examined patients with a condition called congenital hyperinsulinism.
10 Apr 2026