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Trying to stay alive in a town of despair

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 00:03
How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.

What is the infected blood scandal?

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 15:36
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:35
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:35
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 06:27
Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.

Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 03:15
The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.

'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 18:22
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 17:31
The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.

'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 13:40
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

'Get angry' - F1 broadcaster Gow on stroke recovery

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 07:45
Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been "frustrated" at times during her recovery.

NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 02:05
Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says.

Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 01:48
Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found.

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 20:26
It comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" the drugs are safe or effective.

Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 15:47
Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action.

Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:18
Young people are being urged to have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine following a rise in measles cases.

We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak - minister

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 09:31
Rebecca Evans tells the inquiry in Cardiff that there was uncertainty over the level of funding from the UK government.

NHS Cornwall issues norovirus alert

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 06:17
The NHS said "very contagious" norovirus was "doing the rounds" in Cornwall and it wanted to prevent it spreading.

Artists bid to make Aids memorial near Diana ward

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:05
Judges will choose between five artists to create London's first permanent Aids memorial.

Workplace mental health service firm investigated

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 01:58
Allegations of poor practice at major UK provider Health Assured have been made to BBC File on 4.

Medical device bias needs urgent action - review

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 13:11
The review focuses on devices frequently used in the NHS, like pulse oximeters and skin cancer apps.

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