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Glass nameplate of the Department of Health and Social Care, which published the Fonagy review of mental health, ADHD and autism support on Oct. 9, 2026

England's ADHD Review Found a Risk of Overdiagnosis, Not Overdiagnosis

Headlines split on England's ADHD and autism review because the report says two things at once. Here is which sentences are findings, which are recommendations and which the government has promised.

Health  · 9 Oct 2026, 19:10  · Sara Lindqvist
Resident doctors on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital in London during the dispute.

England's Resident Doctors Accept Pay Deal, Ending Two Years of Strikes

A 53% vote closes the longest pay fight in the NHS's recent history, but the doctors' union is already warning it will not stay closed.

Health  · 29 Jun 2026, 21:02  · Sara Lindqvist
A vial and syringe, representing an immunotherapy infusion (illustration).

NHS Approves First Drug That Delays Type 1 Diabetes

Teplizumab can hold off the onset of type 1 diabetes for close to three years, but only for the small group caught before symptoms start, and most are never tested.

Health  · 23 Jun 2026, 12:27  · Sara Lindqvist
Vials and packaging of the Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine used in school immunisation programmes.

HPV Jab Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths in Young Women to Near Zero

A Lancet analysis says girls vaccinated at 12 or 13 now have a close-to-zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30.

Health  · 18 Jun 2026, 16:22  · Sara Lindqvist