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NHS must take elderly infections more seriously, Chris Whitty warns

England’s chief medical officer says doctors do not appreciate risk of heart attack and stroke, as flu cases rise.

This question will tell you if you’re a people pleaser

Here’s a simple way to make sure your wants and needs are being heard.

‘MND took our son at 14 – anyone at any age can get it’

Kyle Sieniawski, from Pontypridd, died last month, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January.

Girls ‘taught how to get a job but not about women’s health’

Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not about their own health.

Girls ‘taught how to get a job but not about women’s health’

Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not about their own health.

Parents face 12-month wait to learn how babies died

Shane Bevan and Laura Tongue say it is “cruel” for grieving families to be left waiting for answers.

Group supports those with ‘lonely condition’

Bethany Lewis, 18, set up the group after her polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis, in April.

Young women call for better health education

New resources are being designed to improve understanding of common conditions.

Young women call for better health education

New resources are being designed to improve understanding of common conditions.

Doctors failed to tell dad-of-seven he was dying

William Chapman only found out he had a terminal diagnosis when his GP mentioned it in passing.