‘My eyesight might been saved if I’d gone to the optician sooner’
2 hours agoShareSaveAileen MoynaghBBC News NI health reporterShareSaveBBCA woman who has been left with partial sight after she delayed seeking…
Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears
41 minutes agoShareSaveVanessa ClarkeEducation reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesA decision by the NHS to redeploy health visitors during the pandemic was "fundamentally flawed"…
Almost £22m spent on restricted procedures such as tummy tucks
1 day agoShareSaveNiall BlaneyBBC News NIShareSaveGetty ImagesNorthern Ireland's health trusts spent almost £22m in a single year on restricted procedures…
Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation…
‘Why won’t anyone give my son access to healthcare?’
4 hours agoShareSaveAlice Cunninghamin Brandeston ShareSaveRichard Knights/BBCWhen Chantal Chaervey's son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18,…
Deaf people criticise hospital interpreter delays
4 hours agoShareSaveRosie EatonCoventry andAlex McIntyreWest MidlandsShareSaveBBCA deaf man who spent 24 hours in hospital without the support of an…
Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
14 minutes agoShareSaveNick TriggleHealth correspondent andJim ReedHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesPharmacists in England say they are facing "major issues" with large numbers…
First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage
Newly qualified doctors in their first year of practice in England have voted in favour of strike action in a…
Dating When You Want to Have a Baby
For some single women in their 30s and 40s, their biological clocks add unwelcome stress to an already fraught process.In…
Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
50 minutes agoShareSaveMichelle RobertsDigital health editorShareSaveGetty ImagesMore than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling…