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The children’s commissioner for England and leading psychiatrists have raised the alarm about young people’s mental health during the pandemic, as figures suggest a sharp rise in reports of sleep problems, eating disorders and self-harm. A Guardian investigation into...

The European Society of Cardiology Congress, Europe’s biggest heart conference, was no exception. This year, our researchers presented their ground-breaking research into heart and circulatory diseases to a truly global audience. Across the weekend a record breaking...

EU policy action on osteoporosis is lagging behind, even though methods already exist to prevent the chronic bone disease. But a new policy toolkit aims to help change this. In an effort to align health policy with the latest tools and procedures, the new toolkit,...

Medical research charities are expected to lose almost 38 per cent of their fundraising income this year, and over 25 per cent next year.  Restrictions on fundraising events, charity shop closures and wider economic uncertainty are all contributing to these losses,...

The government has been forced to spend almost £80m of taxpayers’ money on hiring ferries in the hope of avoiding disruption to vital medical supplies caused by Brexit at the end of 2020. Extra sailings will be laid on at eight less-used ports on the east and south...

More healthcare workers will be trained to administer flu and COVID-19 vaccines safely to public Changes will help the UK-wide deployment of vaccines once they have been approved by the regulator Vaccines will only be given to patients once proven to be safe and...

Britain’s pharmaceutical industry is appealing to Boris Johnson to strike a swift side-deal with Brussels to avoid delays and shortages of medicines if he crashes the UK out of the EU in a no-deal Brexit at the end of this year. The prime minister’s announcement on...

All pregnant women are being advised to get a flu jab as soon as possible to protect their babies and themselves. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and Royal College of Midwives (RCM) say the free vaccination is particularly important this...

Anyone with symptoms that could be cancer must talk to their GP, even as Covid cases increase across the country, cancer experts say. Thousands fewer people than normal are being referred for hospital tests - particularly for lung and prostate cancer, Cancer Research...