Health BBC Health Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment 22 Mar 2024 - 02:00:34 Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy. Source
Health BBC Health Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant 21 Mar 2024 - 18:54:13 Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives. Source
Health BBC Health What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous? 21 Mar 2024 - 16:09:52 The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world. Source
Health BBC Health New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies 21 Mar 2024 - 03:23:58 Neuroferritinopathy is a brain disease which traps people, mostly from one family, in their bodies. Source
Health BBC Health NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors 21 Mar 2024 - 03:16:08 An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test. Source
Health BBC Health Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard 21 Mar 2024 - 03:07:34 A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture "detrimental to patient safety". Source
Health BBC Health MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change 20 Mar 2024 - 19:33:57 Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome. Source
Health BBC Health Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach 20 Mar 2024 - 18:32:12 It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that staff at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports. Source
Health BBC Health Junior doctors vote to continue strike action 20 Mar 2024 - 18:13:34 Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England. Source
Health BBC Health Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead 20 Mar 2024 - 13:33:37 The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws. Source
Health BBC Health UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat - doctors 20 Mar 2024 - 10:43:45 Nitazenes are being found in street heroin and in fake medicines sold online. Source
Health BBC Health Emma Barnett: 'Why I wanted a baby loss certificate' 20 Mar 2024 - 03:05:13 The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a certificate of loss in memory of her baby. Source