A new law in the United Kingdom banning the sale of tobacco products to future generations has been hailed as a landmark moment in the fight against nicotine addiction. The …

Governments in Europe should impose much higher taxes on alcohol and unhealthy food to tackle the continent’s 284,000 deaths a year from liver disease, experts say. Taxes on those products …

The prorogation of parliament on Wednesday signals the end of the road for the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill. The proposal to allow some patients in England and …

👉 Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app 👈 The party drug ecstasy is usually associated with packed nightclubs and panicked politicians talking about the dangers involved in …

Parents should avoid giving young children oat and soya milks because they risk causing obesity, tooth decay and malnutrition, medics have warned. Doctors, dentists and dietitians have issued new joint …

Accident and Emergency admissions were faster during NHS strike days, a major study has revealed, with some patients getting beds up to five hours sooner than normal. Researchers from Lancaster …

The building company of the new children's hospital has failed to set an updated deadline for its completion, a Public Accounts Committee will hear tomorrow. It will hear around 75% …

Queensland man Ray Noakes says navigating Australia's social welfare system has made the chronic pain he lives with even worse. The 64-year-old former shearer and fisherman said a leg injury …

Babies exposed to higher levels of air pollution in the early stages of pregnancy take longer to learn to speak than those exposed to lower levels in the womb, new …

For two, heart-stopping hours last Monday, Chantelle Bissaillion’s nine-year-old daughter was missing. Amelia, who has autism, ADHD and anxiety, had gone out for recess and never returned to class. School …

Technology should make life easier — but that's not always the case While the newest home technology aims to make life easier, when it prioritises aesthetics over usability, some lives …

Artificial ingredients in takeaway meals and 'forever chemicals' found in school uniforms and frying pans may be helping drive a surge in deadly cancers among young people, a major new …