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Six NHS schemes that could help fix the health service
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:31:55 GMT
Labour is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. Do these schemes provide the answer?
Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:24:34 GMT
A surgeon is alleged to have used a Swiss Army knife because he could not find a sterile scalpel.
Sharp rise in vaping among young adult non-smokers
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:13:41 GMT
A million adults have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers, scientists estimate.
One in three children short-sighted, study suggests
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 02:05:57 GMT
There was a notable rise after Covid when children spent less time outdoors, researchers say.
Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation
Tue, 21 May 2024 15:32:17 GMT
Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal published on Monday.
Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:23:30 GMT
Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ anonymity plea
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:11:07 GMT
The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.
Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:56:06 GMT
A simple guide on how to get a good night's sleep in the heat.
What is the infected blood scandal?
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:13:14 GMT
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Paris: Grassroots to Glory
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:43:25 GMT
The Rugby 7s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped
What does hot weather do to the body?
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:18:07 GMT
What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?
'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’
Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:36:30 GMT
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.
Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK
Sun, 26 May 2024 23:40:31 GMT
The biggest increase is among the over 80s, with a marked rise in cases in adults aged 25-49.
How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:06:52 GMT
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
'Kris is still saving lives,' says twin of late breast cancer campaigner
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:14:59 GMT
Maren Sheldon says her sister Kris - founder of charity Coppafeel - was a "beacon of hope" for many people.
What is mpox and how is it spread?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:09:05 GMT
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.
Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods
Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:33:23 GMT
Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.
Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down'
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:19:44 GMT
BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug injection kits.
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:09:11 GMT
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:18:18 GMT
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband'
Tue, 21 May 2024 12:10:43 GMT
The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on Tuesday.
Peanut allergy warning over dips and sandwiches
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:29:59 GMT
People with a peanut allergy are advised to avoid eating foods that may contain mustard.
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:34:45 GMT
An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence.
UV levels explained - how do I protect myself?
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:23:00 GMT
How to be sun savvy and get the right level of protection from UV rays.
Work-to-rule punishes patients, Streeting tells GPs
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:22:05 GMT
The health secretary outlined measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating paperwork for GPs in a speech.
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:23:46 GMT
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
Covid ambulance crews faced 'crucial PPE delays'
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:39:04 GMT
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:52:45 GMT
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:26:15 GMT
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report.
Paris: Grassroots to Glory
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:01:00 GMT
The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.
The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:37:55 GMT
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:52:25 GMT
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
First newborns join screening for 200 rare diseases
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:05:37 GMT
The new study uses genome sequencing to detect more diseases earlier, when they can still be treated.
Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:06:37 GMT
Covid inquiry hears harrowing testimony from ex-adviser in emergency preparedness at NHS England.
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:20:30 GMT
XEC has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say.
The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:43:02 GMT
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:58:13 GMT
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal
Mon, 13 May 2024 04:45:05 GMT
Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.
High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:39:28 GMT
UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.
'Laura had cancer but was misdiagnosed on the phone'
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:33:00 GMT
Laura Barlow "could have lived for longer" had she been seen face-to-face, her husband believes.
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:28:01 GMT
Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid.
‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 01:13:17 GMT
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
'There are loads of people that vape at school'
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:54:43 GMT
A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes.
NHS Covid booster jab campaign gets under way
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:23:16 GMT
The NHS autumn booster campaign began on 3 October but Covid vaccines are also available privately.
How worried should we be about mpox?
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:23:31 GMT
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat.
How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:36:40 GMT
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
MPs to get first vote on assisted dying for nine years
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:51:13 GMT
MPs will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can choose to end their life.
Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:04:10 GMT
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:00:43 GMT
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
How 175 British children were infected with HIV
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:23:44 GMT
Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.
