London Medical Laboratory

A leading expert has analysed Labour's manifesto health pledges. He says there is plenty to commend, but there are also questions that need answering.

Shock new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that Government-financed healthcare spending was around £239bn in 2023 – a real-terms decrease of 2.1%.

A controversial new Italian study has found that measuring body fat levels rather than our body mass index (BMI) gives a truer picture of who is obese.

More than four decades of research by the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) has found controlling blood glucose early, with insulin and drugs, led to 10% fewer deaths long-term.

Shock new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that, in England, healthy life expectancy at birth for a male fell from 63.4 years in 2015-17 to 62.4 years in 2020-22, and from 63.9 years for females in 2015-17 to 62.7 years in...

The London Medical Laboratory has been analysing new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) that reveals how Brits use their time.

The latest consumer spending figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal UK households spent a record £32.3bn on health products and services in 2023, up £2.5bn (8.3%) over 2022's £29.8bn.

Recent research reveals anaemia, a potentially fatal condition often caused by iron deficiency, is on the rise. Cases have risen by 420 million over the last three decades and one fourth of the global population are now anaemic.

Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) affects up to 10% of the population. It can lead to tiredness, depression, weight gain and, if untreated, a potentially fatal heart attack.

The mild, if distinctly wet, winter and spring means the UK's Met Office has already issued warnings for birch pollen this week. Birch pollen is described as 'highly allergenic' by Asthma UK and can trigger allergic symptoms in up to 16% of people.