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Stephen Saito The scream that pierces through the opening of “Semmelweis” sets the tone for the 19th century-set drama from Lajos Koltai, about the groundbreaking Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz Semmelweis, immediately showing its concern for a very pregnant young woman desperately roaming the streets for a proper place to give birth. Loath to check in to local clinics that have acquired a reputation for patients mysteriously dying in postpartum care, her shaken faith in the health care system sets a distinctly modern emphasis for the sturdy, old-fashioned Vienna period piece, selected as Hungary’s official Oscar selection after it became a local box office hit.

John Stamos is getting slammed for what was supposed to be a sweet gesture for Dave Coulier.

Max Gao SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Lovesick Widow,” the eighth episode of the first season of NBC’s “Brilliant Minds.” Teddy Sears is the kind of character actor whose face is often more recognizable than his name. After making his professional acting debut in an episode of the daytime soap “One Life to Live” in 2001, the Maryland native has made a living jumping from guest role to guest role: on “Law & Order” (“SVU” and “Criminal Intent”), and, among others, “Mad Men,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Big Love.” In between those short stints, Sears broke out as a womanizing doctor in the Showtime period drama “Masters of Sex,” as a national director of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit in Fox’s short-lived “24: Legacy” and as the DC Comics supervillain Zoom in The CW’s “The Flash.” In 2011, he landed a recurring role in “American Horror Story: Murder House,” marking the first of four collaborations with Ryan Murphy.

A woman in California has been arrested for one of the strangest crimes we’ve ever heard of… pretending to do a really tough job!

A Lanarkshire woman celebrating being cancer-free for 10 years has shared her inspirational story as part of a charity's festive programme.

EXCLUSIVE: Night Therapy, the Israeli drama series about a psychologist who see his patients at night, is in line for a German remake. SquareOne Productions is working on a German version of the series, which has proven popular on yes TV in Israel. SquareOne and yes Studios have previously collaborated on international versions of Your Honor, which has been remade in several territories.

Sundance Head is back home and recovering after suffering a gunshot wound on Friday (November 15).

A man from Stockport who went to the GP after noticing a scab on his face, then had his nose, eye and cheek removed as part of gruelling cancer treatment.

It's one of the highlights of Strictly Come Dancing every year but this year's Blackpool special didn't provide a moment that fans had been waiting patiently several weeks for.

Davina McCall has revealed she has undergone brain surgery after being diagnosed with a "very rare" tumour known as a colloid cyst.The 57 year old television host discovered the benign brain tumour following a health check-up that was offered to her due to her menopause advocacy efforts. But what exactly are colloid cysts, and what treatment options exist? Dr Karen Noble, director of research, policy and innovation at Brain Tumour Research, provided insight to the PA news agency regarding this specific health issue, its diagnosis, and the treatments available.

A mum was misdiagnosed and given the wrong medication before her death, an inquest heard. Neglect contributed to the death of 35-year-old Kayleigh Colegate from Rhyl in North Wales, a coroner ruled.

A dad was told to get his affairs in order from a hospital bed hours before a lifesaving operation.

Health chiefs have warned of a concerning rise in the number of antibiotic resistant infections across the country.

Robert Webb announced that he pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021, much to the shock of fans and viewers.The comedian and actor, then aged 49, revealed that he left the BBC show for the sake of his health, admitting he had "bitten off more than he could chew", two years after having open heart surgery. Robert said in a statement, read out on spin-off show It Takes Two at the time: "I’m extremely sorry to have to announce that I’m withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing due to ill health.Two years ago I had open heart surgery and although I believed I was fit enough to take on Strictly and its demanding schedule, it became clear that I had bitten off way more than I could chew for this stage in my recovery.

A man who took his own life had been charged with a string of sexual offences weeks earlier. Married father and joiner Simon Cooper's suicide was contributed to by 'failures' in his care by mental health services, a coroner has concluded

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Music Box Films’ genre label Doppelgänger Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to director Alex Thompson’s thriller “Rounding” from world sales company Visit Films. The tense and chilling sophomore feature debuted in 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival and screened at the Chicago Film Festival. Doppelgänger Releasing will open “Rounding” on Jan.

Two care workers have been struck off after they were caught mistreating an elderly dementia patient on a hidden camera installed by her family.

Inspectors from a healthcare watchdog were not told of concerns about unexplained and unexpected deaths at the hospital child killer Lucy Letby worked at, a public inquiry has heard.

Dave Coulier, 65, announced on Tuesday that he has stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The actor and comedian, best known for his role as Joey Gladstone in "Full House" from 1987 to 1995, said he was diagnosed in October after experiencing an upper respiratory infection caused by major swelling in his lymph nodes. "Three days later, my doctors called me back, and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and it's called B cell, and it's very aggressive,'" he told People.

Breast cancer patients have been given a new hope following the discovery of a ground breaking new vaccine which has sparked "promise" in battling an aggressive strain of the disease.

Bosses at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan have told people to stay away from A&E unless they're in a 'life or limb threatening' condition. The hospital on Wigan Lane has issued a warning to patients saying the department is 'extremely busy'.