Get clear and trusted health facts. We explain symptoms, treatments, and health advice in simple language you can understand.
Health
On 1st April, the NHS will be "liberated". The Health and Social Care Act, which will change the way that healthcare is commissioned and provided, has proven to be highly … Read
Health
As the Government declared that it intends to impose further restrictions on those who've just passed their driving test, Full Fact asks whether young drivers are statistically more at risk and more dangerous than their fellow road-users. Read
Health
As a nation, we are entering a Silver Age. Courtesy of modern medicine, more of us are living longer. At one level, this is a huge achievement. But it will … Read
Health
With concerns about the nation's health growing, we find out whether the NHS is setting a good example with its staff. Read
Health
Certain politicians and sections of the media have continued to call for the resignation of the NHS Chief Executive, arguing that he ignored the warning signs that meant up to 1,200 people died in Mid Staffordshire hospitals "unnecessarily". But where is this number from? Read
Health
With the health service still reeling from the Mid Staffs scandal, should we be worried by the claim in the Sunday Express that the NHS has starved over a thousand patients to death? Read
Health
A riddle The Health Secretary, his Labour shadow and the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority walk into a pub. They start discussing the NHS budget. After ordering a round … Read
Health
In an article about the rise in mental health issues among the UK's teenagers, the Times noted that depressive disorders pose an increasing threat to our global health. But are people in poorer countries just as likely to suffer from depression as those living in wealthier nations? Read
Health
This week the papers reported that breastfeeding within an hour of birth could save 95 babies per hour, 830,000 a year globally. Are these figures sound? And would they apply to UK children? Read
Health
The horsemeat scandal has certainly polluted our idea of the food chain: from an abattoirs in some unspecified location, straight to our dinner plate. But is horsemeat bad for you? Read
