Health

England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report

Official health advice is that children and young people should not drink alcohol before the age of 18 and, if they do, not until at least 15. This is...

Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity

The Welsh government said that, in the past decade, it had published two national delivery plans and a quality statement for Respiratory Diseases whic...

Covid Inquiry: Call for examination of disabled people's experience

It was established as a direct result of campaigning from Covid Bereaved Families for Justice who had been calling for a wide-reaching statutory inqui...

What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start?

What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start? Published 14 hours ago Share close panel Copy link About sharing Image source, G...

Cigarette prices motivating more quit attempts, study says

The study, which surveyed smokers every year between 2018 and 2023, found a continued rise in the proportion trying to quit since the start of the Cov...

Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney

"It would be lovely to see the face and see the person you have helped - but that aside, I know I'm going to see the face and see the person that I he...