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.
Health
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.
Sleep, run, hydrate – should you be a stickler for recommended daily doses?
After a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, what about the other health benchmarks we are told to strive for?
NHS faces challenging few days during doctors’ strike, warns Streeting
Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.
Health DIY tests often inaccurate, study says
Shop-bought health kits for a wide range of conditions are readily available across the UK.
Just 7,000 steps a day could cut health risks, study says
Everyone targets 10,000 steps - but a lower tally could reduce the risk of serious health issues like cancer, dementia and heart disease, a study suggests.
Streeting vows to keep disruption to a minimum as England doctor strike begins
Hospitals in England are told to cancel non-urgent work only in exceptional circumstances as a five-day resident doctors' strike starts.
