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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt claims Brexit is a threat to the NHS
A Conservative colleague expressed that his remarks are 'absurd and demeaning'.
Junior doctors' strike: Jeremy Hunt branded a 'disgrace' for missing Commons grilling
Health Secretary failed to answer urgent question from Labour's Heidi Alexander.
Junior doctors' strike: BMA will stage total walkouts involving A&E wards in April
The Department of Health said the 'desperate and irresponsible' action would inevitably put patients at risk.
We must commend George Osborne's brave sugar tax: Inaction on obesity is not an option
Experts predict that it could reduce obesity, save the NHS £567m a year and raise £1bn for sports programmes.
Former Lib Dem minister claims Downing Street 'lent on' NHS chief over £8bn funding
David Laws said CEO Simon Stevens was forced into demanding less money than the NHS needed.
Budget 2016: Our economy isn't on the mend - it's functioning without a moral compass
Osborne has failed to reign in national debt but has caused profound heartache to our most vulnerable citizens.
Junior doctors' strike: Views from the picket line
The 48-hour walkout began on 9 March, following imposition of a new contract by Jeremy Hunt.
Immunity for doctors and nurses who admit mistakes can end NHS blame culture says Jeremy Hunt
The Health Secretary says staff can learn from the errors of others.
No Smoking Day 2016: Ten ways to quit smoking for good
Ten ways to quit smoking on No Smoking Day on 9 March 2016.
Yorkshire woman whose baby died days after delivery 'waited six hours for medical help', inquest hears
Sarah Ellis waited for hours on a maternity ward after telling staff she couldn't feel her baby move.
UK government accused of 'systematic attack' on public sector over 1% pay offer
Chancellor George Osborne has kept the 1% public sector pay cap in place since 2010.
British transplant doctors suggest bringing babies who will die to term to get their organs
Move to harvest stillborn children's organs could save '100 lives a year'.
Cancer's Achilles heel: Immunotherapy breakthrough as scientists discover 'flag' to target tumours
Researchers say they can harness a patient's immune system to kill malignant tumours.
UK government rejects call for meningitis B vaccine to be extended to all children.
'The NHS budget is a finite resource,' says government despite record-breaking petition.
E-cigarette prices to soar as EU moves to reclassify as tobacco product to raise tax
New tax regime will mean e-cigarettes will could cost more than £53.
Google AI neural network DeepMind and NHS develop Streams app to revolutionise patient care
Google DeepMind has developed an app to help hospital staff communicate better to improve patient care.
Jeremy Corbyn jokes David Cameron is jealous of his jacket after being mocked at PMQs
Labour leader made the quip as he launched his party's Police and Crime Commissioners campaign.
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn revert to motherly advice during heated NHS debate at PMQs
Party leaders were debating the junior doctors' dispute until a Labour MP mentioned Cameron's mother.
Pregnant women to get £3,000 NHS budget for personalised care in shake-up of maternity services
New report found women wanted more choice and continuity in the care they recieved.
Prevent Strategy: Senior doctor calls for boycott of government's 'unethical' counter-terrorism programme
Royal College of Psychiatry to establish implications of Prevent on doctor-patient relationship.
Mental health crisis: How Tory austerity is spreading 'fear and anxiety' in patients and staff
IBTimes UK explores the impact of welfare cuts and austerity on mental health services and care in Britain.
Homeopathy is a therapeutic dead end: Alternative medicine ineffective at treating anything
After analysing 176 studies, expert calls the treatment a 'very dubious activity' and no better than placebos.
Proposed visa regulations could make it harder for Indian doctors to work in the NHS
The UK Migration Advisory Committee has proposed changes that would give European workers priority.
Nearly 700,000 sign petition calling for all children to get meningitis inoculation
The biggest petition in history will force MPs to debate the issue.
NHS: Unions plan 1st ever full walkout by junior doctors in challenge to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
A leaked letter from the BMA calls on the government to "put their money where their mouth is".
The smugness of NHS cheerleaders is unwarranted - it is totally overrated
There is a tacit British consensus to pretend there are only two health systems in the world: NHS and the US.
NHS trusts in England to hit £2.3bn deficit by end of financial year.
King's Fund think tank warns financial position of one in three trusts getting worse.
When you're a child with a mental illness, 32 weeks is a dangerous amount of time to wait for help
When I spoke to my GP, I was told to order a self-help book for eating disorders from Amazon.
Jeremy Hunt vote of no confidence Downing Street petition passes 213,000 mark
Health secretary is under fire after threatening to impose extended working hour contracts on NHS junior doctors.
Of course government wants to erode our right to strike - it'll benefit rich employers
People earning the least are often the ones to gain most from industrial action.