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Number of headlines in database: 76
Last update: 2024-09-19 12:21:04
Number of headlines in database: 76
Last update: 2024-09-19 12:21:04
BBC Health Headlines
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Many pharmacists to vote on cuts to opening hours (2024-09-19 02:29:50)
Half of community pharmacies will be balloted on "working to rule" in protest over budget cuts and workload. -
Harm at risk of being normalised in maternity care, regulator says (2024-09-19 02:25:48)
Many of the maternity failings at scandal-hit hospitals are being seen elsewhere, England’s NHS regulator says. -
Student-nurse recruitment as bad as ever, RCN says (2024-09-19 01:06:16)
There are 21% fewer nursing students starting courses at universities across the UK than three years ago. -
More families refusing to donate relatives' organs (2024-09-19 00:38:25)
Hundreds of patients died waiting for a transplant last year, amid concerns about consent rates. -
'Like ripping my insides' - fears hysteroscopy guidelines not enough (2024-09-18 22:00:58)
Women who experienced traumatic pain from hysteroscopies reveal fears new clinical guidelines may not help. -
Families' eight-year wait to see full Letby report (2024-09-18 15:12:00)
The mother of twin boys told the Thirlwall Inquiry she had only seen the unredacted version this week. -
Concussion warning over face-slap fighting (2024-09-18 15:08:42)
Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity. -
Health warning over face-slap fighting (2024-09-18 15:08:42)
Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity. -
Small beer: Study calls on government to shrink pints (2024-09-18 15:04:14)
Cambridge University found serving beer in two-thirds of a pint glasses led to a 10% drop in drinking. -
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK? (2024-09-18 14:20:30)
It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say. -
NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job-title change (2024-09-18 01:12:15)
They will now be called resident doctors in an attempt tobetter reflect their expertise. -
NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job title change (2024-09-18 01:12:15)
They will now be called resident doctors in an attempt tobetter reflect their expertise. -
Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics (2024-09-18 00:29:57)
Those who break the law protecting areas around abortion clinics could face an unlimited fine. -
Kate at first work meeting since cancer treatment (2024-09-17 21:37:53)
Princess of Wales continues her gradual return to public life with her first work meeting this year. -
Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says (2024-09-17 15:58:13)
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment. -
Junior doctors want more despite backing pay deal (2024-09-17 11:19:09)
Union says more above-inflation rises needed in coming years or there will be consequences. -
Pregnancy brain changes revealed in detailed scans (2024-09-17 02:08:59)
Repeated scans during one woman's pregnancy show brain changes never charted before. -
Junior doctors accept 22% pay rise to end strikes (2024-09-16 17:59:13)
Junior doctors in England accept the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, ending their long-running dispute. -
UK to offer vaccines to boost mpox protection (2024-09-16 14:57:54)
Mpox vaccines will be offered to thousands of people in the UK to boost protection against the virus. -
New XEC Covid variant starting to spread (2024-09-16 13:49:59)
It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say. -
Girl died from sepsis after GP sent her home twice (2024-09-16 11:39:05)
Mia Glynn's parents launch a claim for negligence after their daughter died hours after seeing a GP. -
How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD? (2024-09-15 00:36:40)
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady. -
Parents urged to get young children flu vaccine (2024-09-14 11:12:27)
The flu vaccine is given to most children as a quick, painless spray up the nose, with no injection. -
What counts as junk food in upcoming UK advert ban (2024-09-13 21:48:02)
Online restrictions will start in October 2025, with junk food adverts on TV banned before 21:00. -
Citizens' jury backs assisted dying law change (2024-09-12 23:08:23)
The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill. -
Assisted dying law change backed by citizens' jury (2024-09-12 23:08:23)
The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill. -
Assisted dying law change backed by 'citizens' jury' (2024-09-12 23:08:23)
The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill. -
Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year (2024-09-12 19:16:33)
Labour has confirmed it will implement the ban that the previous Conservative government committed to. -
Why fixing the NHS may be Starmer's most difficult challenge (2024-09-12 14:59:04)
With limited money available, can the prime minister achieve something that has alluded his predecessors? -
Why Starmer’s NHS reforms may give you a case of deja-vu (2024-09-12 14:59:04)
The PM is promising major change, but this is not the first time such ideas have been tried -
Why Starmer’s NHS reforms may give you a sense of deja-vu (2024-09-12 14:59:04)
The PM is promising major change, but this is not the first time such ideas have been tried -
No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM (2024-09-12 12:24:58)
Sir Keir Starmer promises 10-year plan for England as part of "biggest re-imaginging" of NHS. -
Parents' transplant plea: 'One more infection and we could lose our boy' (2024-09-12 05:15:56)
Two-year-old Zachary Bradford could die in weeks if a donor cannot be found. -
NHS must reform or die, Starmer to say after major report (2024-09-12 02:50:08)
People have "every right to be angry", Sir Keir Starmer to say, as review criticises state of the health service in England. -
NHS must reform or die, PM says after major report (2024-09-12 02:50:08)
People have "every right to be angry", Sir Keir Starmer to say, as review criticises state of the health service in England. -
NHS must reform or die, Starmer to say (2024-09-11 21:30:07)
People have "every right to be angry", Sir Keir Starmer to say, as review criticises state of the health service. -
What do we know about Kate's cancer journey? (2024-09-09 16:32:27)
The Princess of Wales is looking forward to returning to work, after finishing a course of chemotherapy. -
NHS was 'creaking at seams' when Covid hit (2024-09-09 16:26:13)
Lack of staff and beds hampered care for both Covid and non-Covid patients, the inquiry is told. -
Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths (2024-09-09 11:23:30)
Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex. -
‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase (2024-09-09 01:13:17)
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS. -
Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts (2024-09-09 00:04:10)
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic. -
Men on sodium valproate told to use contraception (2024-09-06 12:55:44)
There is a potential, small increased risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental problems, experts say -
Baby poo study reveals mysteries of newborn guts (2024-09-06 09:38:19)
Scientists work out which bacteria populate babies guts first - and what it could mean for their health. -
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work? (2024-09-04 09:23:46)
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK. -
What the outdoor smoking ban in Australia could tell us about UK's future (2024-08-31 09:26:42)
In Australia, smoking outdoors in pubs is heavily regulated - could the UK follow suit? -
What is the plan to give polio vaccines to children in Gaza? (2024-08-30 13:34:50)
Pauses to fighting will allow hundreds of thousands of Gaza children to be vaccinated against polio. -
Will the NHS ever pay for the new era of dementia drugs? (2024-08-23 13:01:26)
The choice to not fund Alzheimer's drug lecanemab caused upset, but it is not a “wonder drug”. -
How worried should we be about mpox? (2024-08-22 01:23:31)
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat. -
Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says (2024-08-20 15:53:47)
The world must act now to ensure vaccines reach the areas most in need, the WHO's Dr Hans Kluge says. -
What is the infected blood scandal? (2024-08-16 11:13:14)
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. -
What is mpox and how is it spread? (2024-08-15 14:09:05)
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency. -
Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather (2024-08-12 13:56:06)
A simple guide on how to get a good night's sleep in the heat. -
The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead? (2024-08-02 00:43:02)
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be. -
Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down' (2024-07-31 06:19:44)
BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug injection kits. -
Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods (2024-07-27 23:33:23)
Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer. -
UV levels explained - how do I protect myself? (2024-07-19 10:23:00)
How to be sun savvy and get the right level of protection from UV rays. -
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic (2024-07-18 17:28:01)
Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid. -
What does hot weather do to the body? (2024-07-18 13:18:07)
What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies? -
Paris: Grassroots to Glory (2024-07-08 09:43:25)
The Rugby 7s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped -
How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life (2024-06-24 09:06:52)
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast. -
What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia? (2024-06-04 14:52:25)
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different. -
Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK (2024-05-26 23:40:31)
The biggest increase is among the over 80s, with a marked rise in cases in adults aged 25-49. -
Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation (2024-05-21 15:32:17)
Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal published on Monday. -
'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband' (2024-05-21 12:10:43)
The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on Tuesday. -
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care' (2024-05-20 18:26:15)
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report. -
I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal (2024-05-13 04:45:05)
Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama. -
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials (2024-04-18 21:00:43)
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found. -
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well? (2024-04-11 09:09:11)
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists. -
'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’ (2024-03-03 23:36:30)
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. -
'There are loads of people that vape at school' (2024-01-29 14:54:43)
A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes. -
Five takeaways from Johnson at the Covid inquiry (2023-12-07 19:03:14)
The former PM is the most high-profile witness so far to testify at the inquiry into the pandemic. -
'Moronic': Vicious Covid WhatsApps reveal No 10 battles (2023-10-31 18:31:44)
"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions during the pandemic. -
Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers (2023-07-05 12:18:18)
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK. -
Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity? (2023-03-19 00:52:45)
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections? -
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned (2023-02-03 15:34:45)
An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence. -
How 175 British children were infected with HIV (2022-10-06 00:23:44)
Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.