Latest headlines in Health News
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Assisted dying could lead to coercion - Streeting (BBC Health 2024-10-29 10:19:18)
The health secretary says changing the law could lead to ill people being "guilt-tripped" into ending their own lives.
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Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial (BBC Health 2024-10-29 08:56:39)
A doctor who designed a new radioactive treatment for glioblastoma says the result is "remarkable".
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Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments (BBC Health 2024-10-29 03:45:40)
The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.
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Chancellor announces new funding for extra NHS appointments plan (BBC Health 2024-10-29 01:56:58)
The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.
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Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK (BBC Health 2024-10-29 00:15:00)
A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.
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Can AI make life easier for people with dementia? (BBC Health 2024-10-29 00:08:16)
AI projects are underway to help ease the challenges of dementia.
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More details of NHS funding but questions remain (BBC Health 2024-10-28 22:59:01)
The government says it will invest £1.5bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.
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Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new low (BBC Health 2024-10-28 15:32:33)
Just over 591,000 babies were born in the UK last year - the lowest number in four decades
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Doctor who urinated in hospital sink struck off (BBC Health 2024-10-28 06:15:14)
Graham Holmes worked as a locum consultant in Hampshire, Dorset, Greater Manchester and the Wirral.
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How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid? (BBC Health 2024-10-28 00:06:04)
The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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'A brain tumour the size of a tennis ball came out my eyebrow' (BBC Health 2024-10-24 23:24:25)
Patient Doreen Adams of Aberdeen says she is grateful for the benefits of the new brain surgery.
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GPs advise not to ignore scabies symptoms (BBC Health 2024-10-24 18:57:26)
The itchy rash spreads via physical contact and is highly infectious, the Royal College of GP says.
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Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction (BBC Health 2024-10-24 12:12:00)
Lucy Letby's bid to appeal against her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby is dismissed.
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UK regulator tells doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse (BBC Health 2024-10-24 11:20:58)
It follows reports of a rise in numbers of people who are not obese, becoming very sick.
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Why are disposable vapes so bad for the environment? (BBC Health 2024-10-24 09:35:29)
Single-use disposable vapes will be banned to protect children's health and reduce environmental damage.
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Disposable vapes to be banned from June (BBC Health 2024-10-24 08:16:26)
Ministers say the move is intended to prevent environmental damage and protect children's health.
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Disposable vapes to be banned from June, says government (BBC Health 2024-10-24 06:03:20)
Ministers say the move is intended to prevent environmental damage and protect children's health.
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Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths (BBC Health 2024-10-23 16:07:43)
The number of drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales has hit the highest level since 1993.
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Streeting will vote against assisted dying law (BBC Health 2024-10-23 10:55:58)
The health secretary has told Labour MPs he can not back a change in the law because of the state of palliative care.
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NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s (BBC Health 2024-10-23 09:02:04)
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.