All news by author: Martin Bagot

The Prime Minister visited Gentle Dental in Newquay, Cornwall, to launch the Tories' much-derided plan which came with no extra cash - but the PR stunt backfired

Reece Morgan, whose son Arthur was the first baby treated with a potentially life-saving treatment for muscular atrophy, is calling for all babies to be tested for the debilitating condition at birth

The House of Commons Library research shows over 2,000 dentists left the NHS in 2022/23, up from 1,516 in 2018/19 - a further 3,532 dentists are nearing retirement age in England and in some areas this is as many as one in three dentists

More vapers are opting for the highest-strength vapes that they can legally get, academics from University College London (UCL) said - the study examined data on almost 8,000 vapers from 2016 to 2024

Survival rates in Britain lag 25 years behind other European countries for certain cancers as experts say healthcare is at "breaking point" due to "political choices"

A simple blood test - which if properly funded could be used by the NHS within two years - may be able to predict Parkinson's disease seven years before symptoms appear

The chairman of the British Dental Association said NHS dentistry is a 'top issue' and blasted the government for doing little to give greater access for 'millions with no options'

An NHS contractor suffered a cyberattack this week, which has led to the cancellation of operations and tests at King’s College Hospital, Guy’s, and St Thomas’ Hospitals

Cecil Farley faced a year-long wait for sight-saving surgery after a human cornea transplant failed, but his surgeon offered him the chance to skip the queue by using an artificial one

Now families have come forward with fresh allegations of failings at two hospitals run by the scandal-hit University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where nine babies died and four mothers barely survived between 2021 and 2023

The move comes after data released from 48 NHS Trusts in England show a third had elderly patients who had been waiting at least two days for a ward bed

Whooping cough cases are soaring across the UK with more alerts for the infection in the last fortnight than in the whole of 2023 - here are the symptoms parents need to be aware of

Age UK analysis, seen by the Mirror, shows 217,000 applicants have died in England since the Conservatives promised a crucial Green Paper on funding reform in 2017.

Having teamed up with the British Dental ­Association for the Dentists for All campaign, a debate on the issue will now be heard in the House of Commons on June 13

An NHS trial has found that people were more likely to lose weight if offered the chance to win cash prizes by their GP and they received regular text reminders to avoid treat foods

University College London ­cardiologist Professor John ­Deanfield, who conducted the trial, found weight loss jabs could prevent heart attacks and strokes

Experts are warning Britain could be facing the biggest outbreak of whooping cough in 40 years - as families were urged to get jabs following the deaths of five babies

Almost a third of NHS patients are still waiting too long for treatment to start - as one retired doctor told how he paid for his £1,000 biopsy from his own pocket

More than 2,700 cases of whooping cough have been reported across England so far in 2024 – over three times the amount recorded in the whole of last year, as health officials confirmed five babies in England have died

The UK has seen a worrying spike in cases of whooping cough that has led to five babies dying - here are the key signs and symptoms for people to look out for, as well as when to visit the GP

It comes as more than 2,700 whooping cough cases were reported across England so far in 2024 – over three times the amount recorded in the whole of last year

Opal Sandy, who was born completely deaf, can hear for the first time after a ground-breaking gene cure involving a harmless virus was given to her at just 11 months old

A new groundbreaking laser treatment, developed by scientists at Birmingham University, could reverse spinal damage in people left paralysed, with the use of near-infared light

A World Health Organisation report found that British children in Britain consume alcohol more than any other country in the world, with girls drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys

Research found that the majority of asthma-related deaths are preventable while the mum of a 10-year-old boy who died from an attack last year said 'your life can change in a moment'