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Hospital disruption continues after fire (BBC Health 2026-02-01 17:42:56)
Southampton General Hospital limits A&E admissions and cancels operations following blaze. -
'I get nightmares of him': Former patient of surgeon who harmed nearly 100 children tells BBC (BBC Health 2026-01-30 09:05:43)
12-year-old Vivaan Sharma was one of 94 patients harmed by surgeon Yaser Jabbar -
'I get nightmares': Child tells BBC of botched surgery by disgraced GOSH surgeon (BBC Health 2026-01-30 09:05:43)
12-year-old Vivaan Sharma was one of 94 patients harmed by surgeon Yaser Jabbar -
Trust's maternity care 'exemplary', say inspectors (BBC Health 2026-01-30 07:58:28)
Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated "good", butimprovements must be made in A&E. -
Ipswich Town stars inspire pupils to be healthier (BBC Health 2026-01-30 06:54:49)
Two Tractor Boys join a project that is tackling oral health and healthy diets among children. -
Could weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals? (BBC Health 2026-01-30 00:03:39)
Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research. -
'Damning' evidence of political pressure to open scandal-hit hospital - Sarwar (BBC Health 2026-01-29 18:23:24)
The Scottish Labour leader says documents prove ministers pushed for the country's largest hospital to open early. -
Weight loss jab users warned over rare but serious pancreas issue (BBC Health 2026-01-29 16:50:40)
Symptoms to look out for include severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away. -
Great Ormond Street doctor who botched surgery harmed nearly 100 children (BBC Health 2026-01-29 15:19:32)
Mr Yaser Jabbar specialised in limb-lengthening and reconstruction for children with complex problems. -
Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed (BBC Health 2026-01-29 13:16:22)
The current policy is that trans men and trans women are entitled to use the pond of their choice. -
Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer (BBC Health 2026-01-29 09:51:32)
Lord Falconer said the bill has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in approach. -
'Hospital's neglect in my son's death has ripped our hearts out' (BBC Health 2026-01-29 06:01:39)
Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall. -
'You don't feel judged': Why we buy more at self-service terminals (BBC Health 2026-01-29 00:05:18)
How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending. -
'I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list' (BBC Health 2026-01-29 00:01:04)
Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms. -
'We weren't perfect', says bogus Covid lab accused (BBC Health 2026-01-28 17:32:17)
Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat's defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court. -
Aspirin prices 'rise 1,000%' amid supply shortage (BBC Health 2026-01-28 16:35:20)
Pharmacists say the cost to buy a box of aspirin from suppliers was 38p but is now around £7. -
AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA (BBC Health 2026-01-28 16:03:22)
It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers. -
Are there 'forever chemicals' in your floor cleaner? (BBC Health 2026-01-28 13:58:31)
Some floor cleaners contain PFAS - chemicals that never break down. Here’s how to spot them - and what you can use as alternative. -
Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels (BBC Health 2026-01-28 10:36:29)
A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in. -
Woman 'took own life after benefits cut in error' (BBC Health 2026-01-28 10:16:20)
A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.