Almost three million tested for cancer in England

Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.

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Actress and mum get MBEs for brain charity work

Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.

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One dead following cheese recall over E. coli

A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.

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Care home left patient lying in urine-soaked sheets

The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the standard of care.

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Health: Can BBC show help men talk about erectile dysfunction?

Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence stigma.

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RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations by 80%, study says

More than 30,000 UK children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus a year.

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Junior doctors' strike: Thousands of NHS appointments hit by walkout

The NHS is braced for its longest strike after last week's walkout caused nearly 89,000 cancellations.

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Young-onset dementia risk increased by Vitamin D deficiency and depression, study says

A major study has identified 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, not all of which are genetic.

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Kidney donation: 'Giving a stranger this gift has changed my life'

Laura Maisey says giving away one of her organs has been the best thing that has ever happened to her.

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'Loneliest sheep' fronts mental health campaign

Rescued ewe Fiona is enlisted to help support farmers who might be struggling at Christmas.

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Cambridgeshire mum saves her toddler's life through liver transplant

The mum says she would have done anything possible to save her little boy's life.

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Landais Alzheimer - the village where everyone has dementia

The specially adapted environment is keeping people healthier and happier for longer, early evidence suggests.

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Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain

Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts the brain.

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Brain surgery teen to have first seizure-free Christmas

Angus Bain, 17, has suffered debilitating epileptic fits every week throughout his childhood.

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Non-burping can damage quality of life, researchers say

People with the condition have to deal with abdominal bloating, gurgling noises and flatulence.

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Find out how the NHS is coping in your area

As the NHS enters the difficult winter period, find out what's happening in your area.

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JN.1 Covid variant: WHO charts its rapid global spread

Covid and other infections could rise in many parts of the world this winter, the experts warn.

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Junior doctor could leave job over pay dispute

Dr Mohammed Hussain is joining national colleagues in three days of strike action.

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Disruption warning as junior doctor strikes return

NHS bosses say their worst fears are being realised as a three-day walkout begins in England.

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The Kenyan women being helped by Alnwick stoma swimmer

Gill Castle, from Northumberland, is using her experience of having a stoma to help women in Kenya.

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NHS dentistry as we know it 'gone for good'

Most adults may need to start paying for care to protect free support for others, a think tank says.

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Dame Esther Rantzen: 'If I were PM, we would vote on assisted dying'

The veteran broadcaster speaks to the BBC about her decision to join Dignitas.

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Michelle Mone admits she stands to benefit from £60m PPE profit

In an exclusive interview, the ex-Tory peer says she and her husband were made "scapegoats" for PPE failings.

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Overseas staff 'exploited and trapped' at UK care home

Care home staff say they feel exploited and trapped by the firm that brought them to the UK to work.

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Spiking crackdown to see more funding for test kits

Modernising the law and training for door staff are also among measures announced by the government.

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Ellie Middleton: 'Learning the way my brain works has changed everything for me'

Author Ellie Middleton on her late ADHD and autism diagnoses.

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Avoidable 111 calls may risk lives over Christmas, service head warns

The north-west of England service says repeat medication orders on bank holidays add unnecessary pressure.

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IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body

One patient was wrongly identified as not to be resuscitated because of slow access to digital records.

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Autism diagnosis wait times hit 300 days - NHS data

The number of people waiting for an autism diagnosis is up 50% over the past 12 months.

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The quest to find healthy and cheap sweeteners

Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with sugar?

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'I have had pneumonia around 40 times'

Nadine Richards says living in mouldy and damp conditions has taken a toll on her family's health.

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Cystic fibrosis: The miracle drugs priced out of reach

Regulators around the world have questioned the high price set by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

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Allergy details must be mandatory on menus - Food Standards Agency

Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a meal out.

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Smoking decline stalls since Covid as more young people take up the habit - study

The number of adults giving up more than doubled but many young adults started smoking, researchers say.

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Watch: A day in the life of a South East paramedic

A paramedic crew invites the BBC to experience a day on the front line of the NHS as winter arrives.

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NHS vaccinations to be booked online in drive to increase uptake

The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS England says.

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as opium producer

A Taliban ban led to a 95% drop in Afghan poppy cultivation, a UN report finds.

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Calls for police to investigate mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk

Campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk say lessons are not being learned after thousands of unexpected deaths.

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Swine flu: No further cases detected in people in UK

UK health officials said enhanced surveillance would continue over the coming weeks, as a precaution.

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Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK - study

Diseases like dengue fever could be common if little is done to tackle climate change, report warns.

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Covid inquiry: What was the impact of Eat Out to Help Out?

How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid? 

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'The law needs to catch up on student mental health'

A High Court is looking at whether universities owe a duty of care towards their students.

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New Zealand smoking ban: Māori mourn loss of hard-won smoking reform

The model for an end to tobacco had been pushed for decades by New Zealand's Indigenous people.

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Why do people always wait until January to get fit?

Many people wait until the new year to join a gym or start running - but now might be the best time.

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A tale of two very different Covid inquiries

In London, ministers have been in the spotlight whereas the Scottish inquiry has focused on the victims.

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Merthyr Tydfil: The industrial town that paved the way for Viagra

Steelworkers in need of cash were among the men of Merthyr Tydfil who became medical guinea pigs.

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Parkinson's Disease: 'You can have a career after diagnosis'

A hospital nurse tells of her experience after her "overwhelming" Parkinson's Disease diagnosis.

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Covid inquiry: Bereaved daughters want lessons learned

Campaigners said they were not satisfied with Boris Johnson's answers at the Covid inquiry.

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Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly

Proteins in blood reflect how well the brain, heart and other major organs are faring, say scientists.

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I should have twigged Covid risk earlier, admits Boris Johnson

The former PM tells the pandemic inquiry he initially underestimated the challenge posed by the virus.

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Covid study: mRNA vaccines could be fine-tuned

The revolutionary technology could be updated for even greater accuracy, research suggests.

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Data breach by Addenbrooke's Hospital reveals patient information

Addenbrooke's Hospital apologises for two data breaches in 2020 and 2021 involving 22,446 patients.

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Blood in urine cancer warnings to appear in men's toilets

The awareness messages will be carried on urinal mats as part of efforts to detect male cancers early.

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Ministers lose infected blood vote after Tory MPs revolt

MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims.

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Humiliated Covid whistleblower says boss tried to 'break' her

A senior doctor gives her first interview since being awarded a record £3.2m payout at a tribunal.

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HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised.

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Care sector fears migration changes are a step back

Many in social care believe overseas staff saved the system from collapse, reports Alison Holt.

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Batten Disease: Parents to celebrate 'last Christmas' with daughter

Addy Clarke's parents are making the most of time with the seven-year-old, who has Batten Disease.

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Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment

Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Thousands have died.

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NHS doing everything to avoid winter crisis, says Atkins

New health secretary Victoria Atkins says planning for winter "started much earlier" this year.

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Baby formula soaring costs: 'I struggle, but I won’t buy a cheaper brand'

Why struggling parents aren't choosing cheaper brands when it comes to infant formula milk.

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Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right

But the former PM will argue robustly his government got many big pandemic calls right.

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UK human swine flu case: Why now, and what's next?

What you need to know about the first confirmed case of a new type of flu, found in North Yorkshire.

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Family plea to 'take action' over ambulance delay deaths

Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours for an ambulance.

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Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden's blood clot after chemo

The dancer, 33, says her "nightmare seems to be never ending" after a blood clot on her lung.

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Covid inquiry: Lockdown should have been three weeks earlier - Hancock

The ex-health secretary also said a "toxic culture", driven by Dominic Cummings, hindered the Covid response.

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Darlington Hospital launches new camera-based weight loss surgery

A hospital in north-east England has become the first outside London to offer the pioneering surgery.

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Head teacher says autistic student died despite family's plea for support

Isaac Uzoegbu was hit by a car when he ran from home. His head teacher says it could have been prevented.

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