Oxford University researchers found the shingles vaccine offered to 65-79 year olds on the NHS also reduces the risk of stroke, heart disease and heart failure

UK National Screening Committee rejects call from Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to offer PSA test to all men at higher risk of prostate cancer

British Medical Association announces four-day doctors’ strike next month - immediately after first meeting today with new Health Secretary James Murray

Starting gun fired on America’s new space race as NASA reveals images of planned Moon base for astronauts to live and work on the lunar surface in six years

Research at the European Congress on Obesity suggests exposure to cold helps to burn fat as scientists investigate the effect of a 90- second cold shower each day

International study to be unveiled at European Congress on Obesity suggests working late could be contributing to your waistline - as experts call for a four-day week

UK Biobank admits 500,000 UK volunteers had personal health data for sale on Chinese website following warnings it could be used to ‘develop targeted weapons’

Jesy Nelson has heralded an ‘amazing’ day as newborns to be tested by NHS for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - but adds: ‘I just wish it had been there for my babies’

British Medical Association announces resident doctors will go on strike just after Easter weekend for the 15th time in their pay dispute

The British Social Attitudes survey 2025 suggests Labour is once again turning around the NHS after a decade of decline under the Tories - although there is room for improvement for dentistry and A&E ...

The Covid-19 Public Inquiry will give its verdict on how the healthcare system coped in the face of the deadly coronavirus and the harrowing impact on patients and staff

Mirror Health Editor Martin Bagot spends the day at a pharmacy to witness how Labour’s generational shift moving NHS care out of hospitals and onto the High Street is working

Jesy Nelson's petition on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to Parliament surpasses 100,000 signatures as she says her twins have 'made me the person I always wanted to be'

Jesy Nelson says ‘I’m really proud to be working alongside the Mirror and SMA UK’ as she launches petition in Parliament for newborn screening for SMA

NHS data could now be used to understand why some common conditions - such as arthritis, dementia, diabetes, asthma, depression, and anxiety - develop in the first place

Pandemic spirit may be driving behavioural change on vaccinations and responsible social mixing to stabilise super flu just in time for Christmas

Government to reform end-of-life care to allow us to choose where we take our last breath as ‘too many people are dying in pain, frightened and without support’

Mirror Health Editor Martin Bagot says lockdown critics are exactly the people who made full lockdowns both necessary and unavoidable during the Covid-19 pandemic

NHS leaders have written to the Government warning patients will wait longer for care if a funding blackhole of up to £3 billion is not filled as Donald Trump threatens higher drug prices

Long Covid Kids supports 7,000 children whose parents say they have been 'gas lit' by NHS, schools and social services, as the inquiry uncovered pandemic-era advice against diagnosing the condition