The total number of sick days taken by staff at an NHS trust in the county has topped 50,000 for the first time in six years, new data has revealed.

Campaigners are gathering a petition to fight the proposed closure of a GP surgery.

Dog walkers are being warned of toxic algae at a nature reserve which is capable of killing animals.

A cancer survivor has told how she fought an ovarian cyst the size of a grapefruit.

Patients in Kent are struggling to book GP appointments outside of working hours, according to a new report.

The final phase of refurbishment work at Medway Maritime Hospital’s emergency department is “on track,” insist health bosses.

Forty years after the birth of the first 'test tube baby', filmmaker Peter Williams reveals how the pioneering surgeon behind it found peace in Kent.

More than 15,000 people in Kent could be carrying a new sexually transmitted ‘superbug’ which can leave women infertile.

The family of a severely epileptic girl have received a huge boost to their hopes to treat her with cannabis oil after a ruling by a government body.

Disabled rights experts are calling on the NHS to cancel a contract with a wheelchair provider amid claims the service is the “worst it’s ever been”.

A mother claims her son has been made ill after drinking Aptamil baby formula, after the company made changes to its recipe.

Survivors of a disease that can kill people within 12 months without treatment gathered to raise awareness about the condition.

Chocolate and sweets could be banned from supermarket tills as part of plans to reduce obesity.

Kent’s police and crime commissioner has called for a "grown up" debate around the decriminalisation of cannabis.

The leader of Kent County Council has urged the government to use extra investment in the NHS to boost spending on social care.

Adults suffering with conditions including back pain and arthritis in Kent are much more likely to have depression or anxiety, new figures have shown.

A hospital has been accused of 'playing with her life' of a girl with a painful medical condition.

Around 200 nurses from the Philippines are in talks about joining a hospital due to a staffing crisis.

Eye-opening statistics reveal large numbers of people in the county are living with depression or anxiety.

Figures show the number of women aged over 50 giving birth has quadrupled.