The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK’s Covid response
8 hours agoShareSaveJim ReedHealth reporterShareSaveBBCIt was the most momentous event in UK history since World War Two. As a new…
Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn
30 minutes agoShareSavePhilippa RoxbyHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesAction is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their…
‘Traumatic wait’ for women facing breast cancer diagnoses
Just nowShareSaveMarie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIShareSaveA County Antrim GP has said she is "hugely concerned" for women who need…
Lawyers contact health secretary over botched ops
4 hours agoShareSaveNikki FoxEast of England health correspondentShareSaveORTHOPAEDIC ACADEMYLawyers representing more than 50 people treated by a surgeon being investigated…
Catherine’s first speech in two years calls for dignity for carers
The Princess of Wales has called for more dignity for carers and a greater respect for values such as "tenderness"…
Eleven countries added to methanol poisoning warning list
The UK Foreign Office has added a further 11 countries to its list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning…
Hundreds of hospice beds unused amid financial crisis
Some 380 hospice beds out of around 2,000 lie empty in England because of financial pressures, say bosses.Hospice UK has…
Life-changing surgery means boy gets first sleepover
5 hours agoShareSaveBeth Cruse,West of England and James Diamond,West of England, BathShareSaveBBCThe mum of a seven-year-old boy with a rare…
Major UK project launched to tackle drug-resistant superbugs with AI
3 hours agoShareSaveJames GallagherHealth and science correspondentShareSaveImperialThe UK is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the rising numbers of…
Bake Off winner and Strictly star John Whaite reveals steroid addiction
1 hour agoShareSaveSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterShareSaveShutterstock/ITVTV chef John Whaite has revealed his five-year addiction to steroids "made me want to end…