HIV cases are increasing in Kent with half of diagnoses being made in the late stages of the disease - and outdated attitudes could be to blame.

A brave army medic has said he is committed to help bring the Ebola epidemic under control in Sierra Leone.

Fake cigarettes - some containing human faeces and sawdust - have been flooding parts of Kent in unprecedented numbers.

An annual fishing trip proved near fatal for a Kent angler after he caught more than he bargained for... a deadly disease.

A retired man who says a botched NHS hernia operation led to his guts exploding like “a volcano” has launched a High Court compensation claim.

A morbidly obese man who had been bed-bound for three years was found dead at his mother's home after taking heroin, an inquest heard.

The medical director of two Kent hospitals has selflessly donated one of his kidneys to a stranger, as the transplant waiting list reaches 6,000.

A mum-of-three who was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis as a youngster now fears her son may have the same condition.

Figures uncovered this week reveal the shock expenditure of the county's mental health trust on private care.

A Kent health trust is investigating claims that paedophile Jimmy Savile carried out abuse at one of its hospitals.

A woman from Sandwich has launched a £50,000 High Court claim alleging the surgeon did not warn her of possible scarring before her tummy tuck.

Residents in Kent are being given specific health tips to help them steer clear of stomach bugs this winter.

Student nurses told shadow health secretary Andy Burnham today that many were forced to rely on food banks during their training courses.

Residents in Kent are being advised to contact their pharmacy for more common illnesses this winter.

A mum of two has become the latest victim of a sea wall’s notorious steps after fracturing her spine in a fall.

A grandmother has stubbed out her last cigarette at the age of 74, putting an end to a 61-year habit that's cost as much as a house.

A father-of-two has been left wheelchair-bound and unable to care for himself after his GP mistook a brain haemorrhage for an ear infection.

A general ban on all legal highs could be brought in after a government review recommended prosecuting dealers who "peddle misery".

An animal charity in Kent that homes unwanted and ill animals is searching for a new patron to help.

An area in Kent is to trial ground-breaking access to GPs seven days a week from this weekend.