First bacteria we ever meet can keep us out of hospital
2 hours agoShareSaveJames GallagherShareSaveGetty ImagesThe first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we're born – could protect…
Pregnant women warned against using weight-loss jabs
2 hours agoShareSavePhilippa Roxby and Elena BaileyHealth reportersShareSaveGetty ImagesWomen using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are…
Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospital
4 hours agoShareSaveMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsShareSaveBBCPolice have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations…
Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions
At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.The Trump administration…
Syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing
28 minutes agoShareSaveDominic HughesHealth CorrespondentAnnabel RackhamHealth ReporterShareSaveGetty ImagesNew cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England,…
Manslaughter case launched into Nottingham baby deaths
A corporate manslaughter investigation has been opened into failings that led to hundreds of babies dying or being injured at…
Major study proves exercise improves cancer survival
An exercise programme for colon cancer patients can cut the risk of dying by a third, a major international trial…
Fact Check: Trump and G.O.P.’s False Claims on Bill’s Medicaid Cuts and Deficit Hikes
President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate…
Pharmacists warn drug shortage affecting cancer patients
22 minutes agoShareSaveShareSaveGetty ImagesPharmacists have warned that "one of the worst" examples of medicine shortages is affecting cancer patients.Creon, a…
Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
One of the doctors wanted to know why, despite everything, Paula Ritchie was still alive. “I’m just curious,” she said.…