health

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly two in five cancer patients must wait for two months or more to start treatment after being referred to specialists, official figures…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of casualties from the explosion at the nickel smelter factory in Indonesia has reached 18.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals has landed in Mumbai, four days after it was detained in France over suspected human trafficking. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A woman and her four young children have been found dead in an apartment near Paris on Christmas Day, a prosecutor has said….

Reading Time: < 1 minute An obesity charity chairman has said Britain could learn from Japan, where employers are fined if their workers’ waistlines are too high.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of women turning to food banks and charities for free pads and tampons in England and Wales has soared to record levels, new figures suggest….

Reading Time: < 1 minute Homelessness among military veterans in England has risen by 14% in the last year despite a government pledge to ensure no former…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dental check-ups should include people being asked to step on the scales and get their blood pressure checked, according to public health…

Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 300,000 NHS appointments could be cancelled because of junior doctors strikes over Christmas and New Year, analysis suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Addictive, yes, but nicotine was otherwise thought to be the least harmful ingredient in tobacco — that is until recently. Read More