Health BBC Health Different measure may spot childhood obesity better 14 Mar 2024 - 08:27:51 Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate. Source
Health BBC Health Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs 14 Mar 2024 - 05:15:17 The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use. Source
Health BBC Health Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid 13 Mar 2024 - 19:31:54 The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic. Source
Health BBC Health 'Man in the iron lung' Paul Alexander dies at 78 13 Mar 2024 - 15:40:33 Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him. Source
Health BBC Health 'Get angry' - F1 broadcaster Gow on stroke recovery 13 Mar 2024 - 09:45:01 Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been "frustrated" at times during her recovery. Source
Health BBC Health NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages 13 Mar 2024 - 04:05:15 Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says. Source
Health BBC Health Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics 13 Mar 2024 - 03:48:23 Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found. Source
Health BBC Health NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers 12 Mar 2024 - 22:26:06 It comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" the drugs are safe or effective. Source
Health BBC Health Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say 12 Mar 2024 - 17:30:12 Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action. Source
Health BBC Health Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise 12 Mar 2024 - 14:18:52 Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise Source
Health BBC Health We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak - minister 12 Mar 2024 - 11:31:40 Eluned Morgan, who was health minister in the latter stages of the pandemic, has been giving evidence to the inquiry in Cardiff. Source
Health BBC Health NHS Cornwall issues norovirus alert 12 Mar 2024 - 08:17:20 The NHS said "very contagious" norovirus was "doing the rounds" in Cornwall and it wanted to prevent it spreading. Source