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BBC Health News
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Covid testing scaled back further in England
It is part of the "living with Covid" approach that relies on vaccines to keep people safe. -
Blood tests may spare cancer patients chemo
A blood test which can detect cancer cells could spare patients unnecessary chemotherapy. -
Doctor suspended over 'porky sausages' insults
A tribunal finds Dr Colathor Eshwari's remarks amount to hostility over a Muslim colleague's faith. -
Regulator criticised over whistleblower response
Two reviews identified major failings by independent health regulator the Care Quality Commission. -
NI waiting lists: Man feared cancer would spread after waiting months to be treated
David Reid says the health system has let him down as statistics show a rise in cancer waiting times. -
NHS Highland reprimand for HIV patient email data breach
An error by NHS Highland led to all recipients of an email being able to see personal addresses. -
NHS: Public satisfaction with health service drops to record low
Just 29% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns. -
Cancer blood test may 'prey on the worried well'
An oncologist questions the benefit of a firm charging more than £1,000 for a new cancer cell test. -
Oxford hospitals: Mother's op delay concern over terminally ill son
Seb Dean, 18, has terminal cancer and is also one of only 11 people with a rare genetic condition. -
Nitrous oxide: What is it and how dangerous is it?
How is laughing gas used and what does it do to your body? -
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas overdose left woman unable to walk
A 25-year-old says she was using 240 cannisters a week before being admitted to hospital. -
The future of the NHS - what do the experts think?
Experts tell the new health secretary about the many challenges facing the NHS. -
UK cosmetic procedure numbers recover after Covid
Breast augmentation remains the most popular procedure, figures from a national audit show. -
Sniffing body odour is tested as an anxiety therapy
Researchers say it may help trigger calming brain pathways and are putting their theory to the test. -
Coronavirus: Woman who watched mum die recalls her last moments
Speaking three years after the first Covid lockdown, Anabel Sharma looks back on her mum's last moments. -
Long Covid: University of East Anglia study finds women more likely affected
Research shows women are more likely to develop long Covid but vaccination nearly halves the risk. -
London Lonely Girls Club gains thousands of new members
The London Lonely Girls Club has "grown spectacularly" since pandemic restrictions were lifted. -
Candida auris: What is the deadly fungus sweeping through US hospitals?
A drug-resistant yeast fungus has been detected in more than 30 countries. What do we know about it? -
George Ezra 2023 tour: Vertigo diagnosis shines light on symptom
George Ezra's cancelled tour dates after being diagnosed with it - so we spoke to others with it. -
Lung disease: 'For asthma to take her life was just unbelievable'
New research shows stark North-South divide in hospital admissions for lung disease across the UK. -
Warnings against 'reckless' weight loss surgery abroad
Others have returned home with serious health issues following operations, BBC finds. -
'I don't have lots of time to sit around and wait'
Brian Murphy has motor neurone disease and is stuck in hospital waiting for a care package. -
Henry Dimbleby: Conservatives' obesity strategy makes no sense, ex-adviser says
Henry Dimbleby says the reluctance of government to intervene will cause "huge problems" for the NHS. -
Weight-loss: Are injections the answer to tackling obesity?
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections? -
EastEnders: Edwards' syndrome and the difficult choice for parents
EastEnders has shone a light on Edwards' syndrome - a rare genetic condition affecting babies. -
Tourette's device tested by Lewis Capaldi reduces tics in trial
A trial of 121 people finds they experienced, on average, a reduction in tic frequency of 25%. -
Covid: Was Matt Hancock right to push for schools to close?
The move had huge costs - socially, emotionally and academically, so could schools have been kept open? -
Toxic debate over lab leak theory hampers search for Covid origins
US agencies cannot agree on how the pandemic started, with the scientific community bitterly divided. -
Isabel Oakeshott reveals why she leaked Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages
The journalist released WhatsApps she obtained while working on the former health secretary's book. -
Matt Hancock: Eight government WhatsApp Covid messages revealed
The ex-health secretary's pandemic text messages have been published by a newspaper - here are eight. -
Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed
The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here's what we know. -
China Covid: How is it tackling the latest surge in cases?
China is ramping up its vaccination programme in response to the latest wave of Covid. -
Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country
Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world. -
UK Covid modelling data to stop being published
The UK Health Security Agency says it will halt publishing the figures from early January. -
Sore throat and cough top symptoms that could be Covid
That is according to UK data from 17,500 people this week who say they have Covid. -
Covid vaccine: How many people are vaccinated in the UK?
A look at progress made in vaccinating the country, as more than 52 million people have received at least one dose and 38 million have had a booster or third dose. -
Covid: Why are some places testing Chinese arrivals?
Beijing is finally opening its borders - but some countries are wary of a Covid threat. -
BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron: How worried should we be?
Surges of Covid are happening again around the world, driven by some new subvariants of Omicron. -
What are abortion pills and could they be banned?
They have become the new frontier in the US battle over abortion access but their future is at risk. -
Rob Burrow receives ‘Points of Light’ award from Rishi Sunak
The ex-Leeds Rhinos star was the 2,000th recipient of the award for outstanding individual volunteers. -
Boy recreates his gran's 1955 photos to help her with Alzheimer's
Philip Loveday follows in his grandmother's footsteps to snap London's famous landmarks 70 years on. -
Tory v Tory: Badenoch and Nokes in menopause debate
Two Conservative MPs clash in a committee debate on whether the menopause is a disability. -
First toddler receives life-saving gene therapy on NHS
Teddi from Northumberland has a rare genetic condition and will be treated by the NHS with a new gene therapy.
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