Surgeon admits fraud over amputation of own legs
12 minutes agoShareSaveJonathan MorrisBBC News, South West andTamsin MelvilleBBC News, CornwallShareSaveBBCAn NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed…
Organ transplants for immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something?
1 hour agoShareSaveMichelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsShareSaveBBCIs it possible to become immortal with the help of organ transplants? That…
Martha’s rule expanded across England after hundreds of lives saved
24 minutes agoShareSaveSmitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC NewsShareSaveMerope MillsMartha's rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion…
‘My son’s constipation wasn’t taken seriously until he reached crisis point’
15 minutes agoShareSaveKatie ThompsonBBC NewsShareSaveBBCJo BlackBBC News ShareSaveA mother who feared her two-year-old son's untreated constipation could have killed him…
NHS staff called ‘heartless’ over maternity comments
2 hours agoShareSaveShareSaveBBCStaff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made "heartless" criticisms about families involved in the largest-ever maternity…
Is gel nail polish being banned?
Are gel nails banned in the UK?Other Side of the Story contacted Dr Naila Dinani, a consultant dermatologist at the…
Energy drinks to be banned for under 16s
The government is planning a new law in England to stop anyone under the age of 16 buying energy drinks…
Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, report finds
34 minutes agoShareSaveJim ReedHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesPeople with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than…
Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe
29 minutes agoShareSaveJames CookScotland editor ShareSaveGetty ImagesOfficial figures suggest that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the…
Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant
3 hours agoShareSaveMaia DaviesBBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesA baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after…