Health News
Doctor assumed disabled woman did not have sex
Adults with disabilities describe traumatic experiences trying to access healthcare....
Online clinic gave teen dangerous hormone dose
The 15-year-old was prescribed the medication without having spoken to a doctor, a court ruling says....
Ministers accept three-month deadline for blood scheme
A final compensation scheme could be running by the year's end after ministers agree to a Labour-led demand....
Scientists work to make healthier white bread
The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food....
Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms
The BBC has obtained confidential material revealing appalling abuse and neglect affecting 39 pupils....
NHS England to stress biological sex in ward allocations
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards in England, the government is proposing....
Patch to protect against measles shows promise
Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology....
First personalised jab for skin cancer in UK trial
Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning....
How is the King's cancer treatment going?
The King's medical team are "sufficiently pleased" with his progress after he was diagnosed with cancer in February....
Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney
An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae....
How 'vampire facials' infected three women with HIV
The infections, made public by the CDC, raised questions about the safety of cosmetic treatments....
What do GPs think of Sunak's sick note plans?
We asked some GPs what they thought of other professionals taking on their responsibility for sick notes....
What is the smoking ban and how will it work?
The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes....
Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment....
What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history....
Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?...
What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different....
What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous?
The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world....
What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?
The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping....
Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis
The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising - and it's a threat to the economy....
How much do junior doctors really get paid?
The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries....
'Zombie' drug found in cannabis THC vapes in UK
Cannabis vapes are being sold containing the dangerous animal tranquiliser xylazine, experts say....
What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history....
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found....
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned
An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence....
How 175 British children were infected with HIV
Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster....
'I'll keep fighting until everyone is compensated'
A woman who lost both parents in the infected blood scandal says many victims still need justice....
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
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’
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time....
Sunak reveals he fasts at beginning of the week
The PM says he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things” on other days....
'There are loads of people that vape at school'
A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes....
UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland… in 90 seconds
The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh....