The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.

Austerity harms health and must be reversed The headline of a recent BBC article, “UK death rate ‘reaches record low,’” puts a positive spin on mortality data, suggesting the UK has emerged from a ...

After a review of evidence, the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) said today that it no longer classifies clade 1a and 1b mpox ...

The projected life expectancy for a typical UK pensioner has fallen by around 9 months for men and 7 months for women compared to pre-pandemic models, equating to a 2 per cent reduction in liabilities ...

Death rates from breast cancer will fall in 2025 in every age group in the EU and the UK apart from in EU patients aged 80 ...

Symptoms in children are similar to those in adults, but infant infection can result in ‘swollen baby syndrome’ with oedema, ...

Jeremy Clarkson once teased that he doesn't "have long" whilst discussing his mortality just months before he had surgery on his heart towards the end of last year. The Clarkson's Farm star ...

Acute pancreatitis is linked to increased mortality after hospital discharge, with the elevated mortality rate persisting for ...

Experts predict that death rates from breast cancer will fall in 2025 in every age group in the EU and the UK apart from in EU patients aged 80 years and older. In these older patients, overall ...