Woman ‘threatened’ by NHS ward staff, inquiry told
37 minutes agoShareSaveRachael McMenemyShareSaveContributedA woman who took her own life while on a mental health ward had been threatened and…
Is There Any Truth To the ‘Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever’ Adage?
Q: I often hear people say that when you’re sick, you should “feed a cold and starve a fever.” Does…
‘Delighted’ woman played clarinet in brain surgery
3 hours agoShareSaveDaniel SextonSouth EastShareSavePA MediaA woman with Parkinson's disease who played a clarinet while undergoing brain stimulation said she…
Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
21 minutes agoShareSaveFergus WalshMedical editorShareSaveA group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant…
Inquiry announced into Leeds NHS maternity failings
3 hours agoShareSaveDivya Talwar andNatalie TruswellBBC News InvestigationsShareSaveFamily handout/PA WireAn independent inquiry into "repeated failures" at an NHS trust's maternity…
Mother’s warning after son eats ‘cannabis gummies’
A mother from Oxfordshire is warning of the dangers of drugs packaged to look like sweets after her son ate…
Why medical students are choosing Bulgaria over UK
4 hours agoShareSaveGill DummiganNorth WestShareSaveBBCA growing number of young people are choosing to study in Eastern Europe due to a…
Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to suicide websites
Bereaved families are calling for a public inquiry into what they say are "repeated failures" by the UK government to…
Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study.Results…
Student paramedic helps deliver lecturer’s baby
1 hour agoShareSaveChloe HughesWest MidlandsShareSaveUniversity of WorcesterParamedic services student Elise Faragher had no idea her routine hospital placement would see…