 |
on (#4QZE5)
Two of the incidents relate to attacks on staff and a third involves two patients, police say.
|
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 | 2026-02-14 01:00 |
 |
on (#4QSK9)
Soft drinks have 29% less sugar on average since a levy was imposed, but we're eating more sugary food.
|
 |
on (#4QRQX)
A study of patients taking the common antidepressant sertraline throws new light on how it works.
|
 |
on (#4QRQZ)
Doctors say the rules are "too cautious" for giving innovative medicines to children.
|
 |
on (#4QRR1)
"Vulnerable" people are being fined over claims for free treatment at dentists and doctors, say MPs.
|
 |
on (#4QRWJ)
NHS trusts are paying back millions of pounds to the government each year in interest.
|
 |
on (#4QRMF)
Rhys has epidermolysis bullosa, a painful, life-limiting condition that has left him unable to walk.
|
 |
on (#4QQNW)
Dapagliflozin was found to cut death rates and hospital stays and improve patient's quality of life.
|
 |
on (#4QQAN)
Tribunal finds eye surgeon Bobby Qureshi was "dishonest" with vulnerable patients.
|
 |
on (#4QPJK)
Some posts will now be hidden from under-18s while "miraculous" remedy posts will be banned.
|
 |
on (#4QPJF)
Passengers will be forced to wait to use facilities at stations on the new South Wales Metro.
|
|
on (#4QPVA)
Inspectors have raised concerns at Ellingham Hospital in Norfolk over safety due a lack of staff.
|
 |
on (#4QP0Y)
An analysis maps the areas with the highest concentrations of sub-standard care home places.
|
 |
on (#4QPVC)
Kenya's motorbike ambulances are saving the lives and limbs of people bitten by snakes
|
 |
on (#4QPJH)
The total maintenance backlog in hospitals and other NHS buildings is more than £500m.
|
 |
on (#4QNM2)
Boris Johnson says an angry exchange with the father of a sick child is "part of my job".
|
on (#4QMZT)
New findings may help explain why some Caesarean babies are more at risk of certain diseases.
 |
on (#4QMZV)
South East Coast Ambulance Service says it has changed its call-handling systems since three deaths.
|
 |
on (#4QMFN)
The government says vaping poses a health risk to the young, rather than an alternative to smoking.
|
 |
on (#4QMAW)
Former rugby player Gareth Thomas reveals a journalist discussed his HIV status with his parents.
|
 |
on (#4QM5Y)
Phone donations are made in Belgium to help treat nine-month-old Pia's rare condition.
|
 |
on (#4QMAY)
The father and Labour activist said the children's ward was understaffed and the NHS was being destroyed.
|
 |
on (#4QK75)
Three years on, how is a project aimed at transforming the health of people in Fleetwood faring?
|
 |
on (#4QJ9M)
It follows problems at the new children's hospital in Edinburgh and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
|
 |
on (#4QHYK)
Particles of black carbon pollution can cross to the fetal side of the placenta, a study finds.
|
 |
on (#4QH57)
Fat chance - the evidence says fat shaming is more likely to lead people to put on weight.
|
 |
on (#4QGK7)
Hospital admissions are rising at nearly three times the rate of the nurse workforce, the RCN says.
|
 |
on (#4QGK9)
A medicine for enlarged prostates may benefit brain cells damaged by Parkinson's, scientists find.
|
 |
on (#4QFG5)
Oscar's family aim to raise £500,000 to pay for further treatment they say is not available on the NHS.
|
 |
on (#4QFB9)
It may be possible to make our bodies inhospitable for the cold virus after promising early research.
|
 |
on (#4QFG6)
Doctor Who star reveals his "lifelong battle" with anorexia and how he considered suicide.
|
on (#4QEK0)
Some allergy sufferers say they are "terrified" when dining out and have asked eateries to do more to make them safe.
 |
on (#4QE10)
A survey shows few understand the long-term effects of meningitis for people like Lesley.
|
 |
on (#4QEN9)
A former health minister wants universities to be bound by law to meet students' mental health needs.
|
 |
on (#4QD5B)
Gareth Thomas can have a positive impact on HIV stigma, says George, who lives with the virus.
|
 |
on (#4QC9F)
Vaginismus is a psychosexual disorder that can destroy people's lives - so why does no one talk about it?
|
 |
on (#4QCZW)
Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas says by revealing his condition he wants to educate everybody, including himself.
|
 |
on (#4QAHB)
If used appropriately, they can be effective in reducing problem behaviour, a US study suggests.
|
 |
on (#4QENB)
Companies are doing more to support working dads but may overlook postnatal mental illness in men.
|
 |
on (#4Q93H)
Owen Carey said he had a dairy allergy but was not told his meal contained buttermilk, a coroner rules.
|
 |
on (#4Q93K)
Charlotte Smith, two, choked while eating lunch at her nursery.
|
 |
on (#4Q80G)
The problem affects a quarter of women in the UK and many end up having surgery to treat it.
|
 |
on (#4Q8Q5)
The mother of a baby who developed sepsis says people "don't have hours to spare".
|
 |
on (#4Q80J)
More than 300,000 children are expected to receive the vaccine over the next three years.
|
 |
on (#4Q8FZ)
Virtual reality is being used to help people with dementia revisit their past.
|
 |
on (#4Q8MX)
The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds.
|
 |
on (#4Q80M)
Professor Justin Stebbing, a cancer expert at Imperial College London, debunks some of the unproven “cures†for cancer.
|
 |
on (#4Q8Q7)
Campaigners say there is a desperate need for the NHS to invest in services to catch up with demand.
|
 |
on (#4Q777)
One survivor who struggled to get support says it could have prevented more "psychological damage".
|
 |
on (#4Q5XX)
Campaigners are calling for patients in other parts of the UK to be allowed to access the treatment.
|