on (#5AQ37)
20-year-old Masha needs an experimental drug to help treat her cancer but her private insurer won't pay for it.
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 | 2026-08-07 06:30 |
on (#5APWQ)
Borrowing - which hit a record £22.3bn in October - cannot go on indefinitely, chancellor says.
on (#5APM3)
The government hopes the funding will address the extra demand for services amid the Covid pandemic.
on (#5AP6P)
A look at some of the stories you may have missed this week.
on (#5ANT3)
An injection of antibodies might provide up to six months' protection to immuno-compromised patients.
on (#5AMT7)
The vaccine could get emergency authorisation in the first two weeks of December.
on (#5ANA3)
The health secretary says vaccination could begin next month if a jab is approved by the regulator.
on (#5ANT4)
The more antibodies people have, the lower their chances of re-infection, a study suggests.
on (#5ANA4)
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says doses of a vaccine will be available for rollout next month if approved.
on (#5AMQR)
But the government data suggests coronavirus rates in school-age children are still rising.
on (#5AM8B)
Matt Hancock said the NHS was preparing to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine if one is approved for use.
on (#5AM8C)
Greatest risk of passing the virus on is in the first few days of having symptoms, analysis suggests.
on (#5AM6X)
BBC News spoke to key government figures, scientists and health officials involved from the start.
on (#5AM6Y)
Saffra Monteiro caught it as a girl and wants young people to take viruses, like Covid-19, seriously.
on (#5AKHK)
Proposals to ease restrictions over Christmas will be set out next week, a No 10 spokesman said.
on (#5AKN9)
Early signs suggest it may help patients with severe breathing difficulties who are on ventilators.
on (#5AJV4)
The phase two trial results raise hopes the jab can protect age groups most at risk from Covid-19.
on (#5AKNA)
The device uses AI to analyse urine samples and detect disease.
on (#5AJPD)
The sector has combined debts in excess of £100m, raising fears for the future.
on (#5AKB1)
A BBC documentary highlights weaknesses in the expert analysis of the likely impact of coronavirus.
on (#5AJJ7)
Sophie from Huddersfield sought help to overcome loneliness.
on (#5AJJ8)
BBC News uncovers evidence that women have not been told about serious abnormalities and conditions.
on (#5AHBP)
Rules could be relaxed for a few days, with people urged to travel by car and not hold big gatherings.
on (#5AHG2)
The jab works equally well in people of all ages and ethnicities, further data suggests.
on (#5AHY5)
A care home in Teignmouth is one of the first in England piloting a testing system to allow visitors.
on (#5AHBN)
Two NHS bosses - Baroness Harding and medical director Stephen Powis - are told to stay at home.
on (#5AHBQ)
The numbers "always or often" lonely in the pandemic reached a new high point as winter approaches.
on (#5AGY2)
The British Medical Association fears a surge in infections will cripple the NHS if unlocking goes wrong.
on (#5AH9R)
Lord Feldman went to meetings between ministers and a biotech firm his PR company went on to advise.
on (#5AH0G)
Marjorie Wells, 91, gives her advice on fighting loneliness during a lockdown.
on (#5AH0H)
After losing her brother in 1990, Dr Sharon McDonnell has gone on to run the largest ever UK survey of bereaved families.
on (#5AGBB)
Rising Covid-19 deaths push the total number of UK deaths further above expected levels
on (#5AG8D)
The move means more than two million people will be living under the country's toughest Covid restrictions.
on (#5AG8C)
Some areas see numbers rise after the government changes the way it records the location of a case.
on (#5AFSC)
The former minister for sports was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 44 years old.
on (#5AFKQ)
Nicola Sturgeon is to announce whether the toughest Covid restrictions will be imposed in Glasgow and surrounding areas.
on (#5AF3A)
Diabetes UK estimates up to 40% of young women with type 1 diabetes will suffer from an associated eating disorder.
on (#5AEQK)
Diabetes treatment will be successful only if it comes with mental-health support, doctors say.
on (#5AEMS)
The government says it's working closely with the social care sector to roll out testing across the country.
on (#5AEBH)
The British Dental Association warns there will be "an oral health crisis” without government support.
on (#5ADWG)
The labs will use technology to speed up the process so results come faster, the government says.
on (#5ADWH)
It comes a week after preliminary results showed another vaccine offered 90% protection.
on (#5ADYD)
Gamers who played titles for longer reported feeling happier than those who did not.
on (#5AD7M)
Prof Ugur Sahin also raises hopes the vaccine, developed with Pfizer. could halve Covid transmission.
on (#5ADE4)
Issues are not caused by the drug but by people believing it will make them sick, a study suggests.
on (#5ACYF)
New laws should make social media companies take down false posts about vaccines, Labour says.
on (#5AD61)
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin tells Andrew Marr about his company's promising coronavirus vaccine trials.
on (#5ACWV)
The device has been withdrawn from the market for commercial reasons but its makers stand by its safety.
on (#5ACWW)
Sarah Smith says that after living in pain for years, she feels happy and wants to inspire others.
on (#5ACD7)
People in England must not become complacent due to a potential vaccine, a government scientist says.