The armpit is rich in sweat glands and the pores from these can become blocked, which may go on to become infected, causing a sore lump. Many of these do eventually go on their own, so leave it alone ...

Public Health Wales has been working with agencies in the Monmouth area during the devastating floods caused by Storm Claudia ...

NHS trusts had information stolen in the latest cyberattack on the UK health service, experts have told Sky News, with concerns raised that patient data might be vulnerable in such incidents.

The UK's drug cost-effectiveness watchdog has recommended Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' heart disease drug, ensuring access for ...

Men with suspected prostate cancer will be able to get an NHS diagnosis within a day as part of a new trial. Artificial intelligence will be used to interpret MRI scans, meaning problematic lesions ...

People have been urged to see their GP if they experience a symptom lasting three weeks or longer. According to the NHS, a cough that persists for this length of time could be caused by a deadly ...

I know that nothing is more important to Record readers than our NHS. We rely on it literally from the day we are born right until the end of our lives. And while I hear from so many people about the ...

The NHS faces a “collision” of flu and doctor strikes as it heads into a challenging winter, the head of the service has said. Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, told leaders at the ...

The government announces that over £1 billion a year will be freed from NHS bureaucracy through reform, redirecting funds into patient care ...

Health leaders are warning that NHS services and jobs in England will have to be cut unless up to £3bn more in funding is allocated to cover unexpected costs. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A NHS manager stole thousands from doctors treating serious ill children to fund her gambling habit. Trusted Jacqueline Robertson embezzled more than £8,000 from the medics, who had paid the money to ...