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The new owner of Priory Group – the mental health services provider best known for treating celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and footballer Paul Gascoigne – has said it is creating Europe’s...

The Exeter, the health and protection insurer, has extended its enhanced cash benefit for private medical insurance (PMI) members. The benefit allows members to claim up to £500 per night for any...

Women – both those in work and those out of work – are reporting higher stress levels than their male counterparts, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on the...

Health & Protection editor David Sawers talks to independent consultant Elliott Hurst about some of the industry highs and lows of 2020 - and looks ahead to what might lie in store...

The proportion of adults who are worried about financial matters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is falling – but there are fears that the number of people developing long-term serious...

Around one in seven people in Britain are now unable to access the NHS for dental treatment – and there are growing fears that record numbers of mouth cancer cases are going...

Google's takeover of Fitbit has been approved by the European Commission, following a four-month investigation. The search giant bought the fitness tracking company for $2.1bn (£1.5bn) last November but the EU warned...

As Christmas fast approaches and as government ministers rush to find ways of enabling as many people across the UK to enjoy as “normal” a break as possible, mental health experts are...

Nearly one in three adults in Britain say they are determined to keep up healthy lifestyle habits they have developed during the coronavirus pandemic, research suggests. Thirty per cent of people polled...

Romana Abdin, the chief executive of Simplyhealth, is to step down from the role after seven years at the helm. A spokesperson for the healthcare provider confirmed that Abdin (pictured) will step...