The number of people with flu in hospital in England has risen sharply over Christmas, NHS chiefs warn. The latest data shows there were 5,000 patients in hospital with the…

Meg Hughes Until he caught flu, Louie Hughes had been thriving since being born at just 26 weeks A mother is urging parents to get their children vaccinated after losing…

Stuart Woodward/BBC Broomfield Hospital said it took the decision “to protect our patients” Visits have been severely restricted at a hospital battling a surge in flu cases. Broomfield Hospital, in…

Getty Images The proportion of patients diagnosed with cancer at an early stage has risen to its highest level on record, NHS figures in England show. Data for the 13…

Getty Images Laura always wondered if her body was running on empty Olympic gold-medallist Dame Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful female athlete. She has two young boys but also…

TEAM MIKAYLA Mikayla Beames (right) set up the charity, which donated more than £2,000 worth of Christmas gifts to children’s cancer wards A teenager who has lived with cancer since…

A community first responder has been praised for “almost certainly saving the life” of a man in his village by attending a 999 call about chest pains as he neared…

Jenny Smith Photography Diane Danzebrink campaigned to improve menopause awareness after her mental health was affected “to the point of almost taking my life” Hundreds of women who are “plunged…

Isobel Perl Four years ago, Isobel Perl was living with friends in London and thriving. She was working for a big accountancy firm and had a busy social life. Then…

Sofia Brizio Sofia Brizio says small things like arranging travel, that might take a non-disabled person less than a minute, could take half an hour for her to sort Sofia…