Nurses to ‘overwhelmingly’ reject pay deal as strike vote looms
The Royal College of Nursing has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise.
Health
Pleas for strike doctors to work blocked by union
NHS England says 18 requests have been rejected, but the doctors' union says hospitals are stretching staff too thinly.
Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries in women’s sport
Understanding the pressure elite sport puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.
Penile cancer medical trial ‘gave me two more years’
Eddie Baker, 83, was given immunotherapy alongside the usual chemotherapy.
Tories would ban strikes by NHS doctors – Badenoch
Thousands of resident doctors are currently on strike after a dispute with the government over pay.
Starmer pleads with resident doctors to halt strike
The PM urges doctors not to follow their union down the "damaging road" of strike action, which starts on Friday.
Samaritans to close more than 100 branches
The charity's chief executive says "at least half" of their branches will close in the UK and Ireland.
Sleep, exercise, hydrate – do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
‘My dad started spying on my mum’ – the drugs causing sexual urges
The prescribed medication, taken for movement disorders, can have extreme side effects.
