Health

Fewer people want to go into medicine, or stay in the NHS, according to the British Medical Association. It’s looked at applications to medical school, and to specialties like psychiatry and sexual health, and says a crisis is looming in England.

There is stigma and there is shame, but now the ‘hidden’ experience of some men who are made to have sex with women against their will has been revealed by the first major study into the issue. Research by Lancaster University shows many of the men affected were blackmailed or threatened, with some subjected to…

From Dumfries and Galloway to Colchester in Essex, hospitals and NHS trusts across the country have been thrown into chaos by a massive cyber hack.

Interview with Jessica Brittain-George, a junior A&E doctor who works in a North London hospital.

Interview with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The health service, in particular support for those suffering mental health problems, was at the centre of the Prime Minister’s first big speech of 2017 this morning.

Overweight, too much drink, not enough exercise. Experts are warning middle-aged people face a health crisis because of their unhealthy lifestyles.

From bullying to mental distress to anxiety about telling parents: a record number of children are seeking counselling about gender identity, some of them as young as 11. I’ve been talking to a transgender teenager Felix about his story.

Richard Shakespeare, a disability consultant, and Heidi Allen, chair of the all- party parliamentary group for young disabled people.

Ahead of tomorrow’s autumn statement, the Chancellor has warned there’s tough challenges ahead for the economy. So what hope is there for the NHS and social care, already struggling to avert a financial crisis?

Fatima Manji explores why finding an NHS dentist is near impossible in some parts of the UK.