BBC Health News

Other NHS workers have risen in number five times more than midwives over the past decade.

Cancer treatment centres have clubbed together to bulk-buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%.

The ballot announced on Monday will run for six weeks and could result in a 24-hour walk-out.

Rupert Johnston was left brain damaged after a car crash, but his prolific musical ability lives on.

Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs.

Cancelled operations and exhausted staff - the BBC goes into a busy hospital coping during a strike.

More than 1,600 pills were bought by a BBC reporter who entered false information online without challenge.

Thanks to its weight loss drug, Novo Nordisk briefly became Europe's most valuable firm in 2023.

Reckitt are recalling batches of Nutramigen powders after finding bacteria in an "isolated overseas sample".

A new antibiotic compound could help treat a bacterium the World Health Organization classes as a major threat.

The longest strike in the history of the NHS is in its second day. Is there hope of a resolution?

NHS bosses say the service is under huge pressure - but junior doctors say they are misusing the system.

Junior doctors will begin a six-day walkout in England, causing severe disruption to services.

A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.

Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.

Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.

A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.

Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence stigma.

The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the standard of care.

More than 30,000 UK children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus a year.