Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare condition where something as simple as a gust of wind can cause excruciating pain. Like a screwdriver in my face – Life with ‘the world’s most painful known medical condition’
Mike Martin
Rule changes aim to create thousands of new foster places and help full-time workers. Government pledges 10,000 new foster care places in England
Southampton General Hospital limits A&E admissions and cancels operations following blaze. Hospital disruption continues after fire
Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”. No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying – but hospices helped me
There are plans for earlier diagnosis and faster treatment in England but experts worry about lack of staff. Earlier cancer diagnosis and faster treatment, government promises
The Scottish Labour leader says documents prove ministers pushed for the country’s largest hospital to open early. ‘Damning’ evidence of political pressure to open scandal-hit hospital – Sarwar
Scientists say there is a powerful opportunity to save lives because nearly 40% of cancers are preventable. Seven million cancers a year are preventable – report
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK’s first ever national plan for tackling the substances. UK launches plan to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ amid growing concerns
The TikToker tells You, Me and the Big C podcast about her cancer journey. ‘You look like a man’: How Shell Rowe discovered she had cancer
How is EBV triggering autoimmune disease? Inside Health
It is a rare condition where something as simple as a gust of wind can cause excruciating pain. Like a screwdriver in my face – Life with ‘the world’s most painful known medical condition’
Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research. Could weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals?
The Denise Coates Foundation has donated £12m towards robotic surgery capabilities at the hospital. Hospital to be UK’s largest robotic surgery centre
Three coffee mornings are being held in Wolverhampton as part of a national mental health event. Mental health chat encouraged at coffee mornings
Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E. Trust’s maternity care ‘exemplary’, say inspectors
The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment. Families with children battling cancer to have travel costs covered
Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England. Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action
Baby boxes are being delivered to expectant families in some of Wales’ most deprived areas. The ‘fantastic’ baby bundles not every mum will get
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD. Autism and ADHD assessments are a ‘postcode lottery’
Kimberley Wilson talks to psychologist and therapist Dr Sula Windgassen on how to build “quiet” or “flexible” resilience. What does ‘quiet resilience’ look like?