A warning has been issued and surveillance zone set up after an outbreak of bird flu just across the border.

NHS trusts across the county have paid out millions in compensation and legal costs due to claims of medical negligence resulting in cerebral palsy.

A mum had to have a c-section at 35 weeks pregnant after discovering she had brain cancer.

Senior teachers have declared a warning to parents after a large number of pupils have been struck down with illness across a Kent secondary school.

Two young brothers have been honoured for their extraordinary bravery after they sprang into action to help their mum when she collapsed at home.

A woman with an extremely rare condition who must stand while she eats and drinks or risk choking hopes surgery will help her feel “normal” again.

A medical centre which will offer 60,000 appointments a year has been given the go-ahead.

Weather forecasters have issued a cold health alert as temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.

A care home where inspectors saw residents with greasy hair and new staff were often “thrown in at the deep end” has been placed in special measures.

A healthcare firm which deals with 10,000 patients a month is still trying to get back on its feet six weeks after it had to shut down its IT system.

A Freedom of Information request has revealed the number of clinical claims relating to items left in patients after surgery at Kent’s hospitals.

A care home built in the place of a once-popular drinking hole is almost complete with the road set to reopen.

A councillor has called for more to be done to promote a new hospital shuttle bus.

The family of a former dockyard worker are appealing for his former colleagues to come forward after his asbestos-related cancer death.

The heartbroken family of a beloved dad and grandad who took his own life are calling for mental health reforms.

A care service says it has made improvements after inspectors found some people were subject to “serious physical and psychological abuse”.

A pharmacy has announced it will close after 14 years, blaming increasing difficulties working with the NHS and concerns over staff safety.

A shortage of places has led a council to consider proposals to create and operate its own care home.

An MP has blasted a council’s objection to plans for a ‘vital’ integrated health hub in a move which she says ‘beggars belief’.

Experts reveal what checking your phone first thing in the morning does to your brain.