A slowdown in the number of women getting a whooping cough vaccine is worrying health professionals so what is the jab and why can it be a lifesaver?

A market stall holder has raised hundreds selling cakes in aid of her four-year-old nephew who is still in hospital fighting a brain tumour.

An off-duty nurse saved the life of a grandad whose heart stopped for 10 minutes while he was on the school run.

People can expect a significant impact to health services for the rest of the week as half of NHS doctors walkout.

Doctors involved in the care of an 86-year-old woman made "indefensible” decisions about her treatment before her death, a damning report claims.

A single mum refused to return to the doctor for her Parkinson's diagnosis after watching her mum and nan succumb to the disease.

A star of BBC reality show Traitors has spoken of the challenges of looking after her grandad after he was diagnosed with dementia.

Four men have been arrested after a double stabbing in a busy town centre.

A couple who were both in their 40s when they had strokes have told of their struggle to get support and the heartache of one of them being bedbound.

An aunt is raising funds for her four-year-old nephew who has been left unable to walk after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

People from across Kent have the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of former servicemen and women who now need our help.

Patients have been left in the lurch after a second Bupa dentist in Kent announced it would be closing its doors amid a national shortage.

A nursery school pupil is being treated in hospital after suffering severely bruised lungs, a split spleen and a fractured skull in a horror accident.

A 78-year-old who has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer believes it could be related to when she worked for Marks and Spencer.

Pictures of a 79-year-old left waiting in an A&E chair for more than two days shine a light on the worst-ever crisis engulfing a Kent hospitals trust.

An MP has urged a developer to deliver on its promise to build a medical centre after overcrowded GPs were forced to close their patient list.

A private healthcare group is set to close one of its dentist branches - leaving thousands of patients searching for a new provider.

The devastated family of a 25-year-old let down by mental health services hope a coroner's ruling will see action taken to prevent further deaths.

A parish council has objected to proposals for a new medical hub which would serve 20,000 people over concerns for how it looks and parking problems.

A person with learning disabilities was “pinned down” by staff at an “unsafe” care agency which has been plunged into special measures.