Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil
Health 2024-11-01 17:00
Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.
GPs, care homes and hospices voice concern over Budget tax rises
Health 2024-11-01 11:00
The NHS is exempt from the rise in employer National Insurance contributions, but private providers are not.
'Crazy' to leave breast tissue behind - Paterson
Health 2024-11-01 00:00
Rogue surgeon Ian Paterson gives evidence into the death of a patient, one of 62 inquests being held.
Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
Health 2024-10-31 22:00
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
Mother says NHS failed to give daughter safe care
Health 2024-10-31 21:00
Phoebe Ockenden, who has learning difficulties, was left in a chair in A&E for seven hours.
Emma Barnett: As protest ban starts, I spent day at abortion clinic
Health 2024-10-31 09:00
As a ban on protesting within 150m of abortion clinics is introduced, the BBC speaks to anti-abortion activists.
First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK
Health 2024-10-31 00:00
A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK.
Assisted dying could lead to coercion - Streeting
Health 2024-10-29 20:00
The health secretary says changing the law could lead to ill people being "guilt-tripped" into ending their own lives.
Can AI make life easier for people with dementia?
Health 2024-10-29 18:00
AI projects are underway to help ease the challenges of dementia.
Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial
Health 2024-10-29 18:00
A doctor who designed a new radioactive treatment for glioblastoma says the result is "remarkable".
