Health
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence...
NHS to try out Alzheimer's disease blood tests
A £5m study will begin in January to see how feasible it is to offer these types...
Mounjaro weight loss jab authorised in UK
Trials suggest it can help people shed about 20% of body weight, but it is not recommended...
One million people on more than one waiting list as NHS...
Scale of problem revealed for first time in England with some waiting for as many...
UK's first Covid mega lab for sale
The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory is being marketed to businesses in the life sciences...
£10K Covid fines were too high, admits Priti Patel
The home secretary during the pandemic tells the Covid inquiry the flat penalty...
Mother takes son to US for life saving treatment
Catherine's son, George, has a rare condition that affects about 50 children in...
AstraZeneca faces legal challenge over Covid vaccine
Claimant Jamie Scott suffered suffered severe brain injury after having the Covid...
Infected blood scandal: Government launches legal challenge...
It is taking legal action over the Information Commissioner's ruling on details...
US veteran gets world's first eye transplant
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out...
Arkansas man receives world's first eye transplant
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure...
Suicide forum blocked to most UK users after Ofcom pressure
The controversial forum, linked to more than 50 UK deaths, can now only be viewed...
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing...
Measures are needed to tackle an ageing population crisis, Chief Medical Officer...
Cystic fibrosis: Mum fears her baby will die after drugs...
The mum of a baby with cystic fibrosis says it is "unthinkable" she may not get...
Child death rates on the rise in England
Experts suggest rising child poverty is a major factor behind the estimated increase.
Warning a child could die due to illegal drugs in vapes
A head teacher said one of his pupils collapsed after using a vape containing the...
Life's better without drink, says teetotal teacher
Emily Power said her life has improved in every way since she stopped drinking.
Conjoined twins meet at London hospital that treated them
The six sets of siblings were all treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
'My NHS hell waiting for surgery and information'
When former BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones broke his elbow he waited days for...
Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital: I'm nearly 80 and still...
"Unflappable" Jimmy turns 80 next month and is still working in intensive care at...
Scientists excited by AI tool that grades severity of rare...
AI is twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of tumours than lab analysis,...
Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from...
"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions...
Hospitals fail people with learning disabilities, says...
Watchdog concerned over lack of specialist nurses, training for staff and information...
Student nurse used suicide website before taking her life
A coroner voices concern that sites promoting self-harm are accessible to vulnerable...
Brain power dropped among over-50s during Covid-19 pandemic,...
Cognitive skills, such as memory, waned - possibly linked to stress, loneliness...
Cough syrup maker boss jailed in Indonesia
The pharmaceutical firm, Afi Farma, has been linked to the deaths of more than 200...
Covid inquiry hears Matt Hancock wanted to decide who lived...
Former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens tells the Covid inquiry the "horrible dilemma...
Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
The concerns of families and carers will be at the heart of a new early-warning...
Pioneering operation combines cancer surgery and Caesarean
Four women have had a landmark two-in-one operation to reduce the inherited risk...
No new mental health support for farmers hit by floods
The government rejects calls to provide new funding for mental health support for...
Crumbling concrete: Raac found in 18 more hospitals in...
Hospitals say it puts patients at risk, but surveys are yet to uncover how extensive...
MP breaks down as she recalls 'terrifying' traumatic birth
MP Theo Clarke tells the Commons she thought she was going to die in a traumatic...
Two-tier care crisis: People forced to pay or wait
Staffing, funding and cost of living pressures mean a greater risk of an unfair...
Junior and specialist doctors in England to hold strike...
The BMA says it will hold talks with the government to avert strikes by junior and...
Mental health help for under-fives overlooked - report
Intervening when a child is very young can stop mental health conditions developing,...
TikTok personal trainer says stammer is his superpower
Personal trainer Joe Dilling uses social media to encourage acceptance for people...
Rebecca Adlington reveals miscarriage heartbreak
The former double Olympic gold medallist revealed the news on her Instagram account.
Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed
Using existing drugs differently may be the biggest treatment breakthrough for decades,...
Clock change 'disorientating' for people with dementia...
The charity Alzheimer's Society says it is important to keep up routines as daylight...
Welsh Ambulance Service declares extraordinary incident...
The Welsh Ambulance Service declared an extraordinary incident due to delays handing...
Abiraterone: Thousands of men miss out on life-extending...
There is a call for more men in England and Northern Ireland to have access to the...
Willenhall lorry driver thanks wife after his breast cancer...
Darren Pallett, whose wife found his lump, has said he wants other men to get themselves...
Longer rugby careers linked to higher risk of brain injury...
Scientists found signs of degenerative disease in professional as well as club players'...
'Failure to act' on suicide website linked to 50 UK deaths
Families are angry at the lack of action to shut it, despite multiple concerns from...
Ugandan teenage cancer patient: How a bed saved my life
Many young Ugandan patients stop free treatment as their families cannot afford...
Scientists: Allow forbidden 28-day embryo experiments
Many UK scientists want to double the time allowed for embryo research - and there...
Sepsis failings still causing too many deaths - ombudsman
Patients are still dying due to failings highlighted more than a decade ago, the...
GP appointments: Man leaves doctor of 77 years over delay
Gwyn John took action after hearing that he was 32nd in the call queue to his former...
Tai chi may slow Parkinson's symptoms for years, study...
The traditional gentle Chinese exercise showed balance and movement benefits for...
Botox: Under-18s come to Wales after England bans practice
England outlawed Botox for under-18s two years ago, but there is no law stopping...
Women should get NHS menopause checks at 40 - MPs
Ministers want the check included in the NHS Health Check offered to those aged...
Beverley woman's 'complete shock' at skin cancer misdiagnosis
Megan Royle, 33, from Beverley, underwent surgery after being wrongly told she had...
Naga Munchetty told to suck it up over extreme menstrual...
The presenter, who has a condition affecting her womb, tells MPs her problems were...
Clampdown on unproven fertility treatment add-ons
A new ratings system from the regulator gives information on whether optional extras...
Could cheese made from peas be a healthy alternative for...
University researchers in Nottingham have developed a cheese made from whole yellow...
Indi Gregory: Parents to appeal after losing baby treatment...
A judge had ruled doctors could lawfully limit treatment for critically ill baby...
Birmingham NHS trust sacks staff after sexual harassment...
The three sackings, at University Hospitals Birmingham, are revealed at a sexual...
Vaping - is it a risk-free option?
Colourful gadgets and fruity flavours are popular, but what's really known about...
Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country
Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.
Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed
The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic....
Isabel Oakeshott reveals why she leaked Matt Hancock's...
The journalist released WhatsApps she obtained while working on the former health...
Toxic debate over lab leak theory hampers search for Covid...
US agencies cannot agree on how the pandemic started, with the scientific community...
Matt Hancock: Eight government WhatsApp Covid messages...
The ex-health secretary's pandemic text messages have been published by a newspaper...
Sunak 'not worried' about Covid inquiry seeing messages
Chris Mason asks Rishi Sunak if he has something to hide from Covid inquiry in pandemic...
Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says
Close to 20 million people are likely to have died during the last three years,...
Covid inquiry: Failure to consider 'potentially massive...
The UK may not have been well prepared "at all", says the lead lawyer for the Covid...
Pandemic akin to war, lawyer tells Covid inquiry
Decisions were "finely balanced" and, with hindsight, might have been different,...
Covid inquiry: UK's public services were 'depleted' when...
The nation's health was declining and the NHS was struggling by 2020, the Covid...
Covid Inquiry: Mistake not to consider range of pandemics...
David Cameron says "group think" meant government focused on flu pandemics, rather...
Covid Inquiry: Abuse of experts must stop, says Whitty
Sir Chris laments treatment as he gives evidence to Covid Inquiry on pandemic preparedness.
Covid Inquiry: Former chief medical officer close to tears...
Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared...
Isolating sooner might have avoided first lockdown, Hunt...
The UK should have prepared to test and isolate more, the ex-health secretary tells...
Matt Hancock says UK's pandemic strategy was completely...
Planning focused more on burying the dead than averting disaster, ex-health secretary...
Covid Inquiry: What have we learnt so far?
The first phase of the Covid Inquiry has come to an end. What have we learnt over...
What we know about the Covid variant EG.5 dubbed 'Eris'
The World Health Organisation declared the variant of interest, with cases reported...
How much do junior doctors really get paid in England?
The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal...
Should we be worried about Covid this winter?
Experts are not too concerned about a new variant of Covid but say monitoring should...
What the babies' parents told Lucy Letby as she was sentenced
The dad of two murdered boys says "it destroyed me", and a mum says she relives...
NHS consultant strike: How pay compares globally
Analysis suggests senior doctor pay a little behind Germany and Ireland but higher...
Anthony Fauci on the recent spike in Covid cases
Anthony Fauci tells the BBC's Katty Kay that 96% of the US population has a degree...
Covid and flu winter jabs to be brought forward in England
Vaccines for the most vulnerable will start being given in September instead of...
Hundreds of UK women can now take legal action over Essure...
They say the sterilisation device left them in pain - but the manufacturer defends...
Martha's rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter's death
Martha Mills, 13, died when doctors failed to spot and treat a sepsis infection...
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the...
NHS to introduce Martha's rule for hospital patients
The NHS must ensure patients know they have the right to a second opinion, the health...
Family provide free holidays in memory of son
Archie's Caravan in Filey provides free holidays to families also facing childhood...
Where Ukraine’s army of amputees go to repair their lives
Orla Guerin visits a hospital and clinic in Ukraine, where 15,000 lost limbs in...
What to do if you have Covid: Symptoms, tests and can you...
No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, so how should you manage having...
Covid booster: Who can get another jab this autumn?
Covid vaccine rules are changing, but those most at risk are being offered another...
Student's 'freshers' flu' turned out to be meningitis
A student who ignored the symptoms of meningitis urges others to be aware of the...
What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises
Hospital admissions have risen since the summer and a new variant is spreading....
Law will let young people find sperm donors
People born using a sperm or egg donor will soon be able to find their biological...
Covid inquiry: What is it investigating and how does it...
The second round of public hearings examining the UK's handling of the pandemic...
Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out...
The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate...
Error to open pubs not schools, Covid inquiry told
The ex-children's commissioner in England says most senior officials did not put...
How to get rid of bedbugs and are they in the UK?
Although uncomfortable, bedbug bites are not typically dangerous and are often easily...
How is the ADHD medication shortage in the UK affecting...
People with the condition say they face uncertain times as their supplies run out...
NHS must modernise or die - Streeting tells Labour conference
The shadow health secretary says it is up to Labour to "rescue, rebuild and renew"...
Never start vaping, says 12-year-old girl with lung damage
Sarah had asthma and was a heavy vaper when she was rushed to hospital with breathing...
Derby: New anti-viral drug study aims to cure long Covid
Long Covid symptoms include extreme fatigue and breathlessness, palpitations, or...
