BBC News - Health
Updated: 5 hours 16 min ago
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 03:07
Other NHS workers have risen in number five times more than midwives over the past decade.
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 00:04
Cancer treatment centres have clubbed together to bulk-buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%.
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 09:43
The ballot announced on Monday will run for six weeks and could result in a 24-hour walk-out.
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 07:07
Rupert Johnston was left brain damaged after a car crash, but his prolific musical ability lives on.
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 03:11
Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs.
Sat, 01/06/2024 - 00:37
Cancelled operations and exhausted staff - the BBC goes into a busy hospital coping during a strike.
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 00:10
More than 1,600 pills were bought by a BBC reporter who entered false information online without challenge.
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 00:01
Thanks to its weight loss drug, Novo Nordisk briefly became Europe's most valuable firm in 2023.
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37
Reckitt are recalling batches of Nutramigen powders after finding bacteria in an "isolated overseas sample".
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 12:20
A new antibiotic compound could help treat a bacterium the World Health Organization classes as a major threat.
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 02:48
The longest strike in the history of the NHS is in its second day. Is there hope of a resolution?
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 22:20
NHS bosses say the service is under huge pressure - but junior doctors say they are misusing the system.
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 00:00
Junior doctors will begin a six-day walkout in England, causing severe disruption to services.
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 01:37
A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 00:09
Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.
Sat, 12/30/2023 - 06:00
Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.
Fri, 12/29/2023 - 17:55
A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.
Fri, 12/29/2023 - 12:52
Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence stigma.
Fri, 12/29/2023 - 09:28
The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the standard of care.
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 22:00
More than 30,000 UK children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus a year.
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