Health
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...
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,...
'Loneliest sheep' fronts mental health campaign
Rescued ewe Fiona is enlisted to help support farmers who might be struggling at...
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...
Care home left patient lying in urine-soaked sheets
The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the...
RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations...
More than 30,000 UK children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial...
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...
Family plea to 'take action' over ambulance delay deaths
Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours...
Hughie and Freddie: Fundraising teen on moment he got cancer...
Hughie was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020, and has gone on to raise thousands...
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...
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...
Patient saw eight GPs before cancer spotted
Safety watchdog highlights case as it warns a lack of continuity of care in England...
Covid inquiry: Bereaved daughters want lessons learned
Campaigners said they were not satisfied with Boris Johnson's answers at the Covid...
Why Naga Munchetty is asking: ‘How are your periods?'
The Radio 5 Live presenter finds out that the answer could help many women like...
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...
Merthyr Tydfil: The industrial town that paved the way...
Steelworkers in need of cash were among the men of Merthyr Tydfil who became medical...
'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?
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...
Defending Eat Out to Help Out - PM's day at Covid inquiry
Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the...
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,...
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...
Smoking decline stalls since Covid as more young people...
Many people quit smoking, but there was an increase in young adults who took it...
Cystic fibrosis: The miracle drugs priced out of reach
Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
'I have had pneumonia about 40 times'
Nadine Richards says living in mouldy and damp conditions has taken a toll on her...
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...
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...
Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients
Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot, 48, conspired to unlawfully drug a patient...
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.
Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator
The NHS watchdog says the findings are the worst in England since focused inspections...
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...
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...
Brazilian butt-lift surgery death prompts Turkey-UK meeting
A minister responds to a coroner over the death of Melissa Kerr, who died during...
Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his...
The UK's chief scientific adviser during Covid recorded his thoughts most evenings...
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...
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...
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...
Can writing a diary protect your mental health?
Sir Patrick Vallance's "brain dumps" morphed into damning public critiques - but...
Black women most likely to die in medieval plague, Museum...
Bioarchaeologists studied three plague burial sites to research how racism influenced...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late -...
But England's chief medical officer tells Covid inquiry government had no good options...
Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’
Studies suggest women are more affected by the issue than men.
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death...
Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over...
Kent GPs facing imminent crisis, says survey
A survey of dozens of staff says an increase in funding and a reduction of paperwork...
Parkinson's implant restores man's ability to walk
The special device stimulates nerves in Marc's spine, helping the 63-year-old walk...
NHS: Woman waited nine months for hospital discharge
Thousands of patients remain in hospital each day despite being well enough to leave,...
Mouth-cancer deaths fear over NHS dentist shortage
The numbers dying from the disease have risen steadily over the past 10 years, figures...
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence...
What is nitrous oxide and why is it being banned?
The government has made the possession of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a criminal...
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...
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...
£10K Covid fines were too high, admits Priti Patel
The home secretary during the pandemic tells the Covid inquiry the flat penalty...
Infected blood scandal: Government launches legal challenge...
It is taking legal action over the Information Commissioner's ruling on details...
Arkansas man receives world's first eye transplant
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure...
US veteran gets world's first eye transplant
The surgery did not restore vision in the grafted eye, but experts do not rule out...
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.
Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital: I'm nearly 80 and still...
"Unflappable" Jimmy turns 80 next month and is still working in intensive care at...
'My NHS hell waiting for surgery and information'
When former BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones broke his elbow he waited days for...
Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from...
"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions...
Scientists excited by AI tool that grades severity of rare...
AI is twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of tumours than lab analysis,...
Brain power dropped among over-50s during Covid-19 pandemic,...
Cognitive skills, such as memory, waned - possibly linked to stress, loneliness...
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...
Covid inquiry hears Matt Hancock wanted to decide who lived...
Former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens tells the Covid inquiry the "horrible dilemma...
Cough syrup maker boss jailed in Indonesia
The pharmaceutical firm, Afi Farma, has been linked to the deaths of more than 200...
Pioneering operation combines cancer surgery and Caesarean
Four women have had a landmark two-in-one operation to reduce the inherited risk...
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...
No new mental health support for farmers hit by floods
The government rejects calls to provide new funding for mental health support for...
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...
