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| Updated | 2026-05-29 14:31 |
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An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
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Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
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There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
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Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
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There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
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Vaccines are being offered to 5,000 students at the University of Kent, where there is a outbreak.
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Khali Goodwin's daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
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Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.
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Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
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Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent.
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Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.
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The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.
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BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for.
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Women share their experiences of living with endometriosis so the condition can be better understood.
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Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.
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The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.
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Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands.
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Iona Hall is freezing her eggs after surgery for endometriosis left her reserves "critically low".
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Growing numbers of young men are going to great lengths to achieve what they see as the perfect face.
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From mourning the life they no longer have to feeling never-ending pressure, women tell the BBC why they regret becoming mothers.
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Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
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Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
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Flights are restricted due to the conflict leaving people stuck running up bills for rooms and food.
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In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
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A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels "very special".
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BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England.
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Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
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"When people say to you, 'what have you done in your life?' I can say I've saved someone's life."
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The inquiry is being held over concerns of poor care at the County Durham and Darlington trust.
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The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.
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Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.
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Researchers in Worcestershire are using electrodes as a non-invasive diagnosis tool.
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Jo-Ann Burns says her daughter Nicola wasn't told about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
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The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
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The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
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Bank cashier Aleisha Rochester died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess.
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Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.
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James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
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Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.
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Susan McLarnon travelled to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.
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Four days after giving birth, Lizzy Berryman's psychosis forced her to be taken from York to Derby for specialist care.
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The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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