US reports first case of emerging mpox strain
A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness.
Health
Ed Davey ‘minded’ to vote against assisted dying bill
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.
‘It should be my choice not to suffer’
A woman with terminal cancer is calling on the government to "urgently" reform assisted dying laws.
What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.
Some surgeries move to England after ‘incident’
Patients awaiting some vascular operations in north Wales will need to travel to Stoke-on-Trent.
Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary
Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.
Davina McCall recovering after brain tumour surgery
The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows.
‘I spend £30 a week on baby milk because I can’t breastfeed’
Parents say they feel penalised by the high cost of formula, which cannot be discounted under the law.
‘Mums are dying and it’s so preventable’
The family of a woman who ended her life while suffering postnatal depression say she was let down.
