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'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.
Infertility made me feel guilty, says TV newsreader
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:50 GMT
Andrea Byrne says she felt her husband would be "better off" without her during fertility treatment.
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.
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 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.
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.
Nut bans little help to allergic air passengers
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:28:53 GMT
The real danger comes from passengers on previous flights leaving peanut residue on seats, a review says.
Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:04:19 GMT
NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
We've spent years covering the Lucy Letby case - here’s why experts are still arguing about it
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:49:47 GMT
For more than a year, we’ve been examining the scientific evidence and speaking to the experts at the centre of the case.
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.
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.
'I'm too tired to chew food but still can't get care for my ME'
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:45:19 GMT
What is NHS care like for people with severe ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome?
Will I be diagnosed with Alzheimer's like my mother?
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:28:57 GMT
Broadcaster Sally Magnusson faces the dilemma of whether to take part in research that could indicate if she is likely to develop the condition.
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.
'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.
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.
Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the odds for others?
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:33:55 GMT
Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment for cancer.
Patients to get full access to record on NHS App
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:58:09 GMT
Medical records, test results and letters to be available to all on NHS App in digital revolution.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:20 GMT
A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.
Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:11:15 GMT
His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.
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.
Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:39:28 GMT
Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS
Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:54:11 GMT
Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:27:18 GMT
Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
Jokey reform ideas removed from NHS website
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:08:45 GMT
The health department says it is removing "irrelevant" posts from an online consultation.
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.
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.
'Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild'
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:47:10 GMT
An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son's frozen sperm.
What is assisted dying and could the law change?
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:24:10 GMT
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
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.
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?
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.
How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:10:13 GMT
The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
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.
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.
Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students at school
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:02:33 GMT
An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues sooner.
A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:01:19 GMT
In a quiet corner of London a small group of extraordinary runners complete laps of an athletics track for a day and a night. Why do they do it? And how far do they go?
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.
'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.
Products recalled over peanut contamination fears
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:03:28 GMT
Among the products recalled are a range of dips, curry powders and seasonings.
AI to help doctors spot broken bones on X-rays
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 01:54:28 GMT
It is safe, could speed up diagnosis and relieve NHS pressure, the health assessment body says.
What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:15:07 GMT
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
More babies were harmed in Lucy Letby’s care, new evidence suggests
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:50:21 GMT
BBC Panorama sees documents which show a baby's blood sugar dropped soon after Letby came on duty.
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.
What is assisted dying and could the law change?
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:24:10 GMT
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
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.
Why weight-loss drugs may be no obesity silver bullet
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:58:35 GMT
Ministers are lauding the new generation of weight-loss drugs - but are they really the solution?
‘I nearly died drinking a ginger beer – my school’s EpiPen saved my life’
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:12:16 GMT
Campaigners want businesses to have EpiPens on hand to treat people having dangerous allergic reactions.
This young disabled man dreamed of having a job - the system had other ideas
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:00:29 GMT
Elliot wants to live independently - but making that happen proved a bigger challenge than he expected.
UK firm GSK to pay $2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:56:41 GMT
The firm has reached agreements with law firms representing about 80,000, or 93%, of claimants.
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:11:38 GMT
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.