Getty Images A leading medical royal college says physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors, and not doctors in training, in guidance issued to members. The Royal…

Getty Images One out of every four babies is now born by Caesarean section, latest NHS data for England reveals. The proportion has increased steadily over the past decade. Experts…

BBC Jamie Lonsdale was delighted when Lauren Lane answered his plea on Facebook A man who made a desperate online plea for a kidney donor is now recuperating from a…

Richard Donaldson Richard Donaldson is recovering from treatment A man who has been fighting prostate cancer has described how group fitness sessions have helped recovery and offered a “sense of…

Getty Images Hair twiddling can be distressing to watch if you have misokinesia “If I see someone tapping their fingers on a desk, my immediate thought is to chop their…

The government has said the first victims of the infected blood scandal will receive final compensation payments this week. Ten people have been offered a settlement worth over £13m in…

Hospitals in England are being hit by a “tidal wave” of flu and other winter viruses, NHS bosses say. Data released by NHS England showed there were an average of…

Rates of bowel cancer are rising among younger adults, with no clear reason why, experts are warning. Although the disease still affects older people far more often, the increase in…

SWNS Thomas Plimmer was struck off after having sex with multiple women at his GP surgery Warning: This article contains text of a sexual nature A woman says a GP…

The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released…