Is it a cold, flu or Covid – and how to avoid the worst
3 hours agoShareSaveDr Oscar DukeDoctor and BBC Morning Live expert, LondonShareSaveGetty ImagesChances are you know someone coughing and spluttering -…
Mum’s anti-chemo views influenced daughter’s death
7 minutes agoShareSaveSara Smithin Maidstone,Zac SherrattSouth East andMarianna SpringSocial media investigations correspondentShareSavePA MediaA high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to…
‘Years of unnecessary chemotherapy stole my youth’
3 hours agoShareSaveDavid LumbWest MidlandsShareSaveBBCA brain cancer patient who says he was prescribed chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, even though…
Heart surgeon’s failures contributed to multiple deaths
14 minutes agoShareSaveMichael Buchanan, Social affairs correspondent and Adam EleyShareSaveLinkedInSeven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon…
‘Since having Covid my life has completely changed’
2 October 2025ShareSaveJamie MorrisSouth of EnglandShareSaveGetty ImagesA teenager from Dorset has told the Covid-19 inquiry her ongoing symptoms often leave…
New guidance on doctors’ sexual misconduct cases
17 minutes agoShareSaveDominic HughesHealth correspondentShareSaveGetty ImagesLast month we reported on research that found in nearly a quarter of cases involving…
‘Buy one, get one free’ deals for unhealthy food banned
1 hour agoShareSaveNick TriggleHealth correspondentShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesPrice or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as "buy one,…
Every GP practice now has to offer online booking
From today, every GP practice in England will have to offer online appointment bookings throughout the day.The move, ordered by…
Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves
A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with 18 products now pulled from shelves in the skin cancer…
Surgeon offered womb removals in ‘minutes’ without proper examination, women say
47 minutes agoShareSaveTom OakleyEast MidlandsShareSaveFacebookA former NHS gynaecologist's risky practices and shortcuts contributed to women suffering severe physical harm, a…