Offer teenagers a meningitis B vaccine on NHS, advisers tell UK government
A health worker administering a meningitis B vaccination to a student at the University of Kent after an outbreak in…
MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
MPs say fast food chains are exploiting ‘loopholes’ to challenge councils that stop them opening near schools. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The…
UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say
The UK has one of the highest asthma-related mortality rates in Europe. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs/Getty ImagesView…
Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests
Screen time can reduce babies’ opportunities for physical play and bonding with caregivers and limit language development, researchers said. Photograph:…
‘Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions
Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary View image in…
Video of visually impaired Palestinian boy crying over broken glasses draws global attention
Palestinian boy Ayoub Junaid given new glasses after video of his distress went viral – video Video of visually impaired…
Girl, 5, traumatised after GP assistant wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report finds
The parliamentary and health service ombudsman found no discussion had taken place between the physician associate and GP before the…