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Products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets, BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates has found.

Scientists say that the best way for people to get fitter could be to accept that we are not going to keep new year resolutions and instead learn how to turn daily tasks into opportunities for high-intensity exercise.

One in 13 young people in England and Wales experiences post-traumatic stress disorder by the age of 18, the first research of its kind suggests.

It is thought that around one in five people in the UK suffers from vitamin D deficiency. Interestingly, people from a BAME community are at higher risk of suffering from a deficiency. Why is this the case? 

A&E waits in England have reached their worst level since the four-hour target was introduced in 2004.

The Government's Treasury department has given the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) a £600million bailout to cover 'unforeseen' costs.

The brain function of very late risers and "morning larks" during the hours of the working day is different, according to a study.

Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to new research.

Children living in homes that have toxic chemicals on the floors and furniture are exposed to higher concentrations of harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in their blood or urine than those without these materials, finds a new study.