Health
Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital...
What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous?
The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around...
What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which...
What is the infected blood scandal and how many people...
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster...
'Zombie' drug found in cannabis THC vapes in UK
Cannabis vapes are being sold containing the dangerous animal tranquiliser xylazine,...
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to...
Boy, 7, died from Aids after doctor ignored rules
The doctor who gave Colin Smith imported blood products broke his NHS department's...
Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk...
More young, affluent women may be smoking - study
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise,...
What is the smoking ban and how will it work?
The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying...
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC...
Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged...
Post office scandal helped infected blood campaign
Campaigner Andy Evans said it has raised awareness of those given infected blood...
Gender care review author attacks 'misinformation'
Dr Hilary Cass says adults who deliberately spread false information are putting...
What do GPs think of Sunak's sick note plans?
We asked some GPs what they thought of other professionals taking on their responsibility...
Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis
The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising - and it's a threat...
Drug dealers offer BBC team deadly opioids
Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from...
Letby seeks permission for conviction appeal
Lucy Letby is applying for permission to appeal her convictions before a panel of...
How do you quit vaping?
It can get you off tobacco - but what do you do when you want to say bye to your...
Covid and flu winter jabs to be brought forward
Vaccines for the most vulnerable will start being given in September instead of...
What to do if you have Covid
No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, so how should you manage having...
UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland… in 90 seconds
The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence...
Warning over children using viral skincare products
Dermatologists say products with ingredients potentially harmful to children are...
Sunak reveals he fasts at beginning of the week
The PM says he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness...
'There are loads of people that vape at school'
A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of...
Enlarged prostate: What is it and how to treat it
Charities have welcomed the King going public about his prostate problem.
How dangerous is vaping and what is the disposable vape...
Vaping is far safer than smoking but the government wants to stop the sale of vapes...
Disposable vapes to be banned over fears for children's...
Rishi Sunak announces the plan, saying "we must act" to tackle a rise in vaping...
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The second round of public hearings examined how ministers made decisions during...
Improvement in cancer survival rates slowing down
The number of people beating the disease was rising five times faster in the 2000s.
Can Musk's Neuralink brain chip really change the world?
The world's richest man is betting heavily on his brain chip, but he has ground...
Did bodybuilding bring on my early perimenopause?
Adele Johnston was 33 when she developed painful symptoms such as heart palpitations...
Parents of sudden-death children 'let down by NHS'
Sudden unexplained death in childhood claims 50 lives in the UK every year - some...
Man told NHS will not fund £40k a time treatment
Craig Shore, who has ocular uveal melanoma, will have to pay up to £240,000 for...
Under fives betrayed as health declines - experts
Experts highlight child obesity, tooth decay and infant deaths, saying urgent action...
Sunak admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists
The PM is also challenged to make a bet on another of his key pledges, of sending...
Why Covid is still flooring some people
A lot of us know someone who has felt pretty rough with the most recent form of...
Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain
Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts...
Ellie Middleton: 'Learning the way my brain works has changed...
Author Ellie Middleton on her late ADHD and autism diagnoses.
The Kenyan women being helped by Alnwick stoma swimmer
Gill Castle, from Northumberland, is using her experience of having a stoma to help...
Non-burping can damage quality of life, researchers say
People with the condition have to deal with abdominal bloating, gurgling noises...
Find out the latest hospital and ambulance waits near you
As the NHS enters the difficult winter period, find out what's happening in your...
How to go sober at Christmas, from people who know
Christmas and booze often go hand-in-hand, so how do you say no, no, no when the...
'Loneliest sheep' fronts mental health campaign
Rescued ewe Fiona is enlisted to help support farmers who might be struggling at...
Kidney donation: 'Giving a stranger this gift has changed...
Laura Maisey says giving away one of her organs has been the best thing that has...
Landais Alzheimer - the village where everyone has dementia
The specially adapted environment is keeping people healthier and happier for longer,...
Young-onset dementia risk increased by Vitamin D deficiency...
A major study has identified 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, not all of...
Junior doctors' strike: Thousands of NHS appointments hit...
The NHS is braced for its longest strike after last week's walkout caused nearly...
RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations...
More than 30,000 UK children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial...
Care home left patient lying in urine-soaked sheets
The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the...
Actress and mum get MBEs for brain charity work
Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for...
Viagra: Can BBC show help men talk about erectile dysfunction?
Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence...
One dead following cheese recall over E. coli
A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.
Cancer: Almost three million tested in England
Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being...
Cold weather: What does an unheated room do to your body?
The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how...
Hughie and Freddie: Fundraising teen on moment he got cancer...
Hughie was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020, and has gone on to raise thousands...
Family plea to 'take action' over ambulance delay deaths
Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours...
Finding happiness after the Clutha helicopter crash
A decade since disaster struck a busy Glasgow pub, survivor Michael Byrne speaks...
The Covid kids starting school unable to speak
Children with speech problems could not access therapy during Covid - but now some...
Patient saw eight GPs before cancer spotted
Safety watchdog highlights case as it warns a lack of continuity of care in England...
Elfbar: Top vape firm drops sweet flavours over appeal...
Elfbar and Lost Mary call for tighter restrictions on vape sales ahead of government...
Swine flu: What's next after first confirmed case in UK?
What you need to know about the first confirmed case of a new type of flu, found...
Why Naga Munchetty is asking: ‘How are your periods?'
The Radio 5 Live presenter finds out that the answer could help many women like...
Covid inquiry: Bereaved daughters want lessons learned
Campaigners said they were not satisfied with Boris Johnson's answers at the Covid...
Merthyr Tydfil: The industrial town that paved the way...
Steelworkers in need of cash were among the men of Merthyr Tydfil who became medical...
Contrite, shorn of theatrics - Johnson's first day at inquiry
Boris Johnson mixed contrition with an effort to take on former colleagues who questioned...
Parkinson's disease: 'You can have a career after diagnosis'
A hospital nurse tells of her experience after her "overwhelming" Parkinson's disease...
'Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby...
There are concerns signs of cancer in pregnant women are being dismissed as pregnancy...
Eat Out to Help Out: What was the impact of the scheme?
How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid?
Defending Eat Out to Help Out - PM's day at Covid inquiry
Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the...
Killer nurse Lucy Letby found unfit to practise and struck...
The serial killer is removed from the nursing register by a panel which heard she...
NHS vaccinations to be booked online in drive to increase...
The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS...
Hyperemesis: Scientists make pregnancy sickness cure breakthrough
Better treatments and even a cure for hyperemesis gravidarum could be on the horizon,...
Smoking decline stalls since Covid as more young people...
Many people quit smoking, but there was an increase in young adults who took it...
Allergy details must be mandatory on menus - Food Standards...
Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction...
'I have had pneumonia about 40 times'
Nadine Richards says living in mouldy and damp conditions has taken a toll on her...
Cystic fibrosis: The miracle drugs priced out of reach
Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
The hospitals struggling the most as winter bites
NHS leaders say patients in England are at risk due to dangerous delays in the emergency...
Tesco recalls Christmas stuffing mix because it may contain...
The UK's largest retailer says a batch of Christmas stuffing may be "unfit for human...
Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients
Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot, 48, conspired to unlawfully drug a patient...
The quest to find healthy and cheap sweeteners
Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with...
Doctors' warning after man tears hole in throat trying...
The patient was taken to hospital in severe pain after he pinched his nose and closed...
Autism diagnosis wait times hit 300 days - NHS data
The number of people waiting for an autism diagnosis is up 50% over the past 12...
IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body
One patient was wrongly identified as not to be resuscitated because of slow access...
Avoidable 111 calls may risk lives over Christmas, service...
The north-west of England service says repeat medication orders on bank holidays...
Weight loss injection hype fuels online black market
Doctors warn drugs from unregulated sources could contain potentially toxic ingredients.
CBT for menopause: NHS advised to offer talking therapy
It could be used instead of, or with, HRT for hot flushes and sleep changes, says...
Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator
The NHS watchdog says the findings are the worst in England since focused inspections...
Winter pressure may hit NHS Wales wait targets - minister
The health minister says winter pressures could have an impact on waiting list targets.
Cystic fibrosis 'miracle drug' Kaftrio best Christmas gift...
Jesses, 4, from Essex, who has cystic fibrosis, will begin taking Kaftrio drug after...
Red-wine headache explained - and it is not about volume
For some, a glass is enough to trigger headache due to the way their body metabolises...
Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his...
The UK's chief scientific adviser during Covid recorded his thoughts most evenings...
Brazilian butt-lift surgery death prompts Turkey-UK meeting
A minister responds to a coroner over the death of Melissa Kerr, who died during...
Scientists not consulted on Eat Out to Help Out - Sir Patrick...
Sir Patrick Vallance tells of threats to him and his family, as he criticises a...
NHS interpreting service problems contributed to patient...
The BBC finds interpreting issues were a factor in 80 babies dying or being injured...
Concern after unqualified medics given senior Birmingham...
Physician associates have been used in responsible positions at Birmingham Children's...
Watch for measles, UK doctors told, as vaccine rate dips
Vaccination is at a 10-year low, leaving some children unprotected and risking outbreaks,...
Concern over delay to abortion clinic buffer zones
Campaigners accuse ministers of kicking plans to prevent protests outside clinics...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late -...
But England's chief medical officer tells Covid inquiry government had no good options...
Can writing a diary protect your mental health?
Sir Patrick Vallance's "brain dumps" morphed into damning public critiques - but...
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