Available for over a year Former England ruby captain Lewis Moody recently revealed he had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and our conversations give an insight into how lives can be overturned by this muscle wasting condition. Dr Mehboob in Canada was diagnosed five years ago and is now paralysed from the neck […]

Stuart Woodward/BBC Emma Harley said there was a “complete lack of care and compassion” towards her brother The sister of a man who took his own life after battling mental health issues for years said there was “a complete lack of care and compassion” towards him. Terry White – a father-of-two from Basildon – was

Getty Images Campaigners say a national registry could lead to faster diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for patients Nearly 3,500 people have signed a petition calling for a national endometriosis registry in the hope of improving care, waiting times and awareness. The condition affects one in ten women, but Endometriosis UK say poor recording within the

BBC Cervical screening was an intimidating prospect for Natalie following the attack Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing For survivors of sexual violence, even routine medical procedures can feel anything but routine. Smear tests – designed to protect – can instead retraumatise. To change that, a clinic in east London,

UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called ‘clade Ib’ shows early signs of local spread in some European countries. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says it is aware of small numbers of cases of

Available for over a year In the 1980s, scientists made a discovery that would eventually lead to the development of drugs now used worldwide to treat diabetes and to help people manage obesity through weight loss injections. One of the key scientists behind this breakthrough was Svetlana Mojsov. She discovered that a hormone called GLP-1

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu over half-term as the NHS warned of rising cases of the disease. There is an early flu season, health officials say, and the latest data for England showed cases and hospitalisations were increasing. NHS England said many school children will have already received the

George Torr,East Midlands and Rob Sissons,East Midlands health correspondent BBC Donna Ockenden is currently leading a review of maternity failings in Nottingham, the largest inquiry of its kind in the NHS Hundreds of babies have died or been injured while under the care of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, which runs maternity departments at

getty GP surgeries in south London are giving financial advice to help patients manage debt and handle benefits claims – and the results are striking. In the 34 practices running the Back on Track scheme in Lambeth and Southwark, one in three patients visited their GP less often after receiving advice, and more than 1,100

Lucy North/PA Media Emily Henders is taking part in a trial of T-cell therapy, which has proved successful in treating blood cancer A biology teacher and mother-of-two has become the first UK patient to receive a “gamechanger” therapy to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). Emily Henders, 37, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, was treated at University College London