 |
on (#74ESZ)
The UK has failed to keep pace with the rest of the world. Can it regain its status, and how?
|
BBC News
| Link | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health |
| Feed | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/health/rss.xml |
| Copyright | Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms-of-use/#15metadataandrssfeeds for terms and conditions of reuse. |
| Updated | 2026-03-24 07:45 |
 |
on (#74ET0)
Two pregnant women tell the BBC's Will Grant of their hopes and fears as their nation is mired in crisis.
|
 |
on (#74E1F)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.
|
 |
on (#74EAA)
"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.
|
 |
on (#74E5D)
Tomos is one of thousands with ME in Wales, with services described as a desert" for those most affected.
|
 |
on (#74DZZ)
Dr Liz O'Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not "Google and Chat GPT".
|
 |
on (#74E00)
Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with "barbaric" pain but was constantly dismissed.
|
 |
on (#74E38)
Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.
|
 |
on (#74E1G)
Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.
|
 |
on (#74E1H)
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
|
|
on (#74DBK)
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
|
 |
on (#74D18)
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 34 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented".
|
 |
on (#74CQ6)
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B
|
 |
on (#74D19)
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.
|
 |
on (#74CN3)
Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.
|
 |
on (#74ARS)
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
|
 |
on (#74BQB)
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
|
 |
on (#74CB9)
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
|
 |
on (#74C9Y)
Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.
|
 |
on (#74C8W)
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".
|
 |
on (#74BT8)
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
|
 |
on (#749Z1)
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
|
 |
on (#74BQD)
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
|
|
on (#74BQC)
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
|
 |
on (#74BQF)
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
|
|
on (#74BQE)
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
|
|
on (#7490X)
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
|
 |
on (#74BEP)
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
|
 |
on (#74BEN)
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
|
 |
on (#74BEQ)
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
|
 |
on (#74AYC)
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?
|
 |
on (#74ART)
Vaccines are being offered to 5,000 students at the University of Kent, where there is a outbreak.
|
 |
on (#74AK6)
Khali Goodwin's daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
|
 |
on (#74AMP)
Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.
|
 |
on (#74A4S)
Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
|
|
on (#749WC)
Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent.
|
 |
on (#749WB)
Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.
|
 |
on (#74A25)
The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.
|
 |
 |
on (#749A8)
BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for.
|
 |
on (#748Y9)
Women share their experiences of living with endometriosis so the condition can be better understood.
|
 |
on (#748ZC)
Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.
|
 |
on (#748TG)
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.
|
 |
on (#748YA)
Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands.
|
 |
on (#748J5)
Iona Hall is freezing her eggs after surgery for endometriosis left her reserves "critically low".
|
 |
on (#748AS)
Growing numbers of young men are going to great lengths to achieve what they see as the perfect face.
|
 |
on (#747VJ)
From mourning the life they no longer have to feeling never-ending pressure, women tell the BBC why they regret becoming mothers.
|
 |
on (#7490Y)
Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
|
|
on (#7474R)
Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
|