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The European pharmaceutical industry has condemned the US move to put 15% tariffs on medicines imported from the EU, calling the taxes a “blunt instrument” that…

Lucy Clarke-BillingsBBC NewsPAThe resident doctors strike in England has begun after a dispute over pay between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA). Thousands of…

Over the past 15 years, NHS staff have had a torrid time: they have been overstretched, buffeted by constant chaos and a chronic lack of investment.…

The strike by resident doctors, which starts on Friday in England, is not acceptable because of the harm it will cause patients, says a senior NHS…

Michael FitzpatrickBBC News NIBBCWillie Hutchinson and Martin Garrity are Northern Ireland Ambulance Service volunteersKindness, compassion and a free car ride goes a long way when you’re…

Resident doctors in England are set to go on strike on Friday demanding a 29% pay rise that they say would restore salaries that have been…

Doctors and medical staff in Gaza say their increasing hunger and the lack of available food is beginning to leave them too weak to provide urgent…

The British Medical Association (BMA) has said the NHS plan for dealing with forthcoming resident doctors’ strikes will put patient safety at risk.Up to 50,000 resident…

A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a…

Patients from the most deprived areas of England face longer waits for NHS treatment and make up a higher proportion of those waiting for care, according…