Health BBC Health Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend 16 Mar 2024 - 07:45:34 Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition. Source
Health BBC Health Kidney patients offered ‘risky’ technique 15 Mar 2024 - 15:28:46 Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a "risky" dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues. Source
Health BBC Health Trying to stay alive in a town of despair 15 Mar 2024 - 02:03:38 How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool. Source
Health BBC Health What is the infected blood scandal? 14 Mar 2024 - 17:36:13 Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Source
Health BBC Health Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits 14 Mar 2024 - 13:35:16 BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment. Source
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