Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that using more cancer scans could spare hundreds of thousands of cancer patients from risky surgery.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed it will be escalating the junior doctors’ strike action in England to include areas such as A&E and intensive care.

The average daily salt consumption for adults in England has dropped 11 per cent over the last decade, according to new figures from Public Health England (PHE).

The NHS is set to introduce a programme which aims to provide healthy-lifestyle support to people in England who are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes.

A confidential line for NHS staff in Scotland to raise concerns about practices within healthcare has been extended for a year.

A study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, has found that autistic people die an average of 16 years earlier than others, prompting the charity Autistca to call upon the government to carry out more research on the condition.

The health regulator Monitor has announced that chairs and chief executives from across the NHS are being brought together to advise NHS Improvement.

A survey conducted in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology study has found that people who cycle, walk, or catch the train are more likely to maintain a healthy, slim weight than commuters who travel by car.