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Experts say the advice is based on the most up-to-date information available and will cut infection rates and save lives. But it will mean many more people needing treatment, which will cost more money and time...Demand The World Health Organization...

Of the 12 worst performing trusts in the new league table, nine were recently judged by the Care Quality Commission watchdog to be good or excellent. Among those rated good was Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which...

A US study of more than 200 people aged 45 to 55 and of "normal" weight found those doing the most exercise were the most likely to suffer knee damage. Running and jumping may also do more damage to cartilage...

The Government defended the NHS regulator today after a report found a raft of underperforming hospitals and consistently high death rates. Health Minister Mike O'Brien said work by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was more reliable and broader in scope...

Swine flu vaccine is vital The anti-immunisation movement has been peddling fear since the 1800s, but we must ignore its misinformation on H1N1 Many people are facing the question of whether to vaccinate themselves and their children against pandemic influenza...

At least 7,826 people are now known to have died following infection with the H1N1 virus since it first emerged in Mexico in April. Europe saw an 85% increase in the week, with the total number of deaths rising from...

After two trusts were damned for a series of failings, including high death rates and poor hygiene, there have been reports that up to eight others are being investigated for below-par performance. The chairman of the NHS Foundation Trust regulator,...

Three more swine flu patients have died, taking the total number of deaths linked to the virus to 46, it has emerged. An adult from the Lothian area, who had no other health conditions, was one of the fatalities. And...

The number of confirmed deaths for the week ended November 26 were 21, three higher than the week before and two higher than the previous high a fortnight ago. However at the same time the overall number of people catching...

More than a million people at high risk from swine flu have been vaccinated in the UK, according to British government estimates out today. About a million people in England and thousands more in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have...