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Millions of injured and ill people could be "trapped in their homes" because they are unable to access a wheelchair, raising concerns of a postcode lottery of provision.more

People with mental health problems will be able to apply for blue badge parking permits under the largest overhaul of the system for 40 years.more

Spain's government has approved legislation restoring universal free health care to all residents, thus reversing a previous law passed by its conservative predecessor that had excluded some sections of society, officials said Friday.more

The number of severely obese 10 and 11-year-olds has reached a record high, new figures have revealed. The proportion of very overweight pupils in year six has leapt from 3.17% to 4.07% within the last decade with poorer households the worst affected.more

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has thanked medical staff in his first public comments since emergency brain surgery in May.more

With potentially record-breaking high temperatures in the coming days, the government is being warned it must do more to protect vulnerable people in extreme heat. The mercury is set to hit 35°C on Thursday and rise further to 37°C on Friday, triggering a thunderstorm warning into the afternoon.more

Heat-related deaths are set to treble in less than 35 years unless the government takes urgent action to prepare the country for extreme heatwaves, according to the Environmental Audit Committee. more

Mayor Sadiq Khan said high temperatures combined with the capital's "toxic air, a lack of cloud cover and emissions travelling from the continent" meant pollution would hit "high levels"more

Singer Elton John on Tuesday delivered a violent tirade against Russia and Eastern Europe, accusing them of "discrimination against gays" on the second day of the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam.more

An injection that protects against cervical cancer should be given to boys as well as girls, advisers have told health ministers.more

An 11-year-old girl was reduced to tears after she was branded 'overweight' in a letter sent to her parents.more

Body dissatisfaction is becoming more and more prevalent among young people. A study by sleep tech company Simba has revealed that one in four young people aged nine to 16 consider their physical appearance to be one of their main worries in life.more

A weather forecaster discovered that as temperatures exceeded 30C on the hottest day of the year in London, the temperature underground would have been up to 10C hotter.more

In the last four years, the popularity of using medical services has not changed in Poland. A noticeable increase was noted in the case of dental services as well as diagnostic and laboratory tests.more

A new Tube announcement will urge passengers to look around them to check if others might need to sit down.more

Terrorised city residents are being forced to catch rats and drown them in an attempt to rid their flat complexes of the rodents. An astonishing 19 rats were caught after residents used a large cage-style family rat trap on Monday night, before the rodents were killed yesterday.more

Morrisons is to introduce a 'quiet hour' for shoppers who hate noise. The supermarket will dim its lights and hush beeping machines for an hour every weekend in a bid to calm customers with autism.more

Families should drain paddling pools to fend off bloodsucking horseflies, experts have said, amid a surge in reports of bites that can lead to potentially deadly infections.more

Dozens of food items have been recalled by supermarkets this month over fears they are unsafe. Many of the affected products are feared to be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can pose a risk to elderly people and pregnant women.more

A majority of the British public back the legalisation of cannabis so that it would be sold in shops like alcohol and tobacco, a poll has revealed.more

Since 2016, the number of people booking private counselling sessions has increased by 65%, and over three-quarters of patients revealed that they went private because NHS waiting lists are too long. more

Two hospitals have put up posters in operating theatres reminding surgeons to make sure they have got the right patients.more

Half of American adults are trying to slim down - according to the latest public health poll published on Thursday. The survey organizers, the Center for Prevention of Diseases, stress that the US is affected by the obesity epidemic.more

Danone says it is looking into reports following hundreds of complaints from parents that a new Aptamil baby milk formula is making infants ill.more

Children in the UK are consuming most energy drinks in Europe. These disturbing figures were given by the British Minister for Public Health, Steve Brine.more