Health

Trial to diagnose breast cancer more quickly

A scheme to let women with symptoms book an appointment directly with a clinic i...

First newborns join screening for 200 rare diseases

The new study uses genome sequencing to detect more diseases earlier, when they ...

NHS Covid booster jab campaign gets under way

The NHS autumn booster campaign began on 3 October but Covid vaccines are also a...

Sharp rise in vaping among young adult non-smokers

A million adults have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers, ...

The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list size...

Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

A surgeon is alleged to have used a Swiss Army knife because he could not find a...

Drowned mum 'watched cold water swimming programme'

Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in a river a week after she disappeared, an inquest h...

Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office...

Covid ambulance crews faced 'crucial PPE delays'

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the...

Sperm donor cash rises by £10 as UK faces shortage

The £10 rise comes into effect in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1 Oct...

Lucy Letby: Experts tell BBC about medical evidence con...

Doctors and scientists' concerns contribute to speculation about the safety of t...

Family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug

They are raising £105,000 to get her a drug abroad which is currently awaiting a...

Call for independent review into physician associates

Medical chiefs say probe needed amid "increasingly acrimonious debate" about the...

'Kris is still saving lives,' says twin of late breast ...

Maren Sheldon says her sister Kris - founder of charity Coppafeel - was a "beaco...

Drop in UK flu jabs warning ahead of winter

Fewer people got shots last year and if that repeats the UK could be in for a wo...

BMA takes 'neutral position' on gender review

The doctors' union had previously signalled it was critical of a review into gen...