Geoff was born in Manchester and after attending Manchester Grammar School went to Manchester Medical School. He completed house jobs at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Crumpsall Hospital, before ...

Peter was born in Cambridge and enjoyed an itinerant childhood because his father, Len, had a career in the Royal Air Force. Peter attended a number of schools across the country, spending the ...

Evidence suggests no increased risk The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists has surged in recent years, driven by their benefits in glucose control in type 2 diabetes, weight ...

A London hospital is to investigate why over half of its patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who switched from disease modifying therapy Tysabri (natalizumab) to biosimilar Tyruko have had to be ...

The Isle of Man is set to become the first place in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying, after a bill to allow terminally ill residents to end their life passed its final hurdle in the island ...

NHS England’s chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, has announced that she is to step down at the end of next month after three and a half years in the post. The surprise announcement on 25 February ...

The doctor who took over as medical director of the NHS trust that employed Lucy Letby has told a public inquiry that her predecessor told her she should report the paediatricians who raised concerns ...

Two people in the US have been admitted to hospital with H5N1 avian flu, adding to concerns over the growing number of infections in cattle, poultry, wildlife, and humans worldwide. As of 24 February, ...

The World Health Organization has warned that urgent action is needed to reduce the number of children dying from preventable causes in its European region. In its latest report summarising health ...

The World Health Organization is facing threats from countries wishing to pull out from funding it. But who has actually served notice, and why? Argentina and the US are the two countries that have so ...

Data submitted to the UK drugs regulator show a total of 82 deaths related to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, the class of drugs used for weight loss and type 2 diabetes. Data from the ...

The new US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt its publicity campaign encouraging uptake of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine ...