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1 in 3 infected with HIV in blood scandal was a child
About 380 children with blood disorders are now thought to have tested positive for HIV.
Nurses across UK back strikes in pay dispute
Walkout by Royal College of Nursing members in more than half of services expected by end of year.
Lucy Letby: Baby was stable the day before she died, jury told
Nurse Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered the baby girl by injecting air into her bloodstream.
Rugby dentist records phone message about NHS capacity crisis
People telephoning the dental practice in Rugby are urged in the message to contact the town's MP.
University of Nottingham research could help predict diseases in men
The findings could show who will suffer heart disease, diabetes and bone weakness later in life.
I'd rather go to the dentist than have a haircut
Two Edinburgh hairdressers are taking steps to try to help people who dread going to a salon.
BBC presenter got sepsis after doing awareness interview
Sarah McMullan was admitted to A&E with sepsis weeks after she helped highlight the deadly condition.
NHS reaches deal for life-saving breast-cancer drug
Pembrolizumab will be offered to more women in England, to fight aggressive triple-negative tumours.
NHS Borders monitors high levels of scarlet fever
NHS Borders says the number of cases across the region is currently "unseasonably high".
Ware: Bereaved mum devastated by new baby son's cancer
Sophie Kitcher, whose son died last year, shares how cruel life can be after her new son got cancer.
Child speech delays increase following lockdowns
Pupils needing language support rises by 10% in post-pandemic school starters, BBC analysis finds.
Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial
It is hoped the blood could revolutionise care for people who need regular donations.
Nurses set to hold biggest-ever strike
The NHS is braced for the walkout by Royal College of Nursing members in a dispute over pay.
US hospital flu cases hit 10-year high as vaccinations fall
Five million fewer influenza doses have been administered this year to US adults than this time last year.
Covid infections falling in England and Wales, says ONS
About one in 35 people in the UK have the virus, the Office for National Statistics suggests.
'Distressing' 999 wait highlights South West Ambulance delays
Steve Iles died while waiting 11 hours for an ambulance, despite six 999 calls to report bleeding.
Poorer areas in England suffer most from GP shortage, study finds
Patients in more deprived parts of England feel the most let down by a lack of access to care.
Parkinson's: 'Lack of specialist care for Wales patients'
"People under 40 can certainly get Parkinson's," says ex-rugby player trying to cope with disease.
Lucy Letby: Nurse hovered over baby night before her death, jury told
Nurse Lucy Letby is alleged to have injected air into the bloodstream of a baby girl.
Oliver McGowan: NHS autism training mandatory after teen's death
Lessons are being shared after Oliver McGowan from Bristol was given medicine unsuitable for him.
David Fuller: Double murderer pleads guilty to more mortuary sexual abuse
Ex-hospital electrician David Fuller is serving a whole-life sentence for the murder of two women.
Damning report on surgeon Prof Sam Eljamel's botched operations
The report into Prof Sam Eljamel, seen by the BBC, said NHS Tayside repeatedly let patients down.
'Seeing Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity will bring back heartache'
A bereaved mother says Matt Hancock's decision to go on I'm A Celebrity is disrespectful.
NHS disruption driving rise in heart deaths, charity says
Ambulance delays and waiting lists are driving excess cardiac deaths, the British Heart Foundation says.
Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests
In a trial, 25mg of psilocybin put patients in a dreamlike state, making therapy more likely to succeed.
Betsi Cadwaladr: C-section delay left baby severely disabled
A baby was left "severely disabled" after a delay during his delivery by C-section, High Court hears.
NHS boss Amanda Pritchard says patients not always getting care they deserve
Challenge facing health service greater than it was at peak of pandemic, says Amanda Pritchard.
Matt Hancock defends joining I'm A Celebrity cast
The ex-health secretary says politicians should "go where the people are" after facing a backlash.
Crohn's disease: 'I lived on bran flakes and sweets for a year'
Sianny Thomas says gummy sweets were the only only thing she could eat without being in pain.
Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair
At least 45,000 disabled people affected this year by so-called hospitalisation rule.
Can interim care help ease Scotland's hospital bed shortage?
In Lothian, care homes are used as a temporary measure to help rehabilitate patients before they go home.
Covid: Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages requested by inquiry
The messages, alongside other documents, are part of the probe into political decision-making.
Call to ban nicotine pouch sale to under-18s
They should fall under the same UK legal age restrictions as cigarettes and vapes, say campaigners.
Lebanon cholera: 'We're afraid of everything now'
The infectious disease is spreading fast in a country ill-equipped to stop it.
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Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK.
Concern over flu and winter viruses but Covid levels unchanged
The flu season has started early and some young children under five are ending up in hospital.
Croydon Hospital: Patient tells PM to pay NHS staff more
Rishi Sunak is told he is needs to "try harder" over plans to give pay rises to hospital staff.
'I wouldn't bring a member of my family to this hospital,' says medic
Gloucestershire Royal has some of England's worst ambulance waiting times, with a hard winter to come.
Warning over private over-the-counter blood tests
Doctors are concerned the tests can put extra pressures on GPs and cause anxiety for patients.
Many skip work over hygiene poverty shame, charity says
Some 3.2m adults struggle to afford basic hygiene products leading to shame and exclusion, charity says.
Minorities 'face discrimination' in NHS blood services
Care Quality Commission raises concern over the organisational culture at NHS Blood and Transplant.
Biggest NHS union ballots staff over strike action
Unison is urging nurses, paramedics, porters and cleaners to walkout over a below-inflation pay rise.
When are the £400 energy rebate and other cost-of-living payments due?
All UK households will get a grant which will reduce energy bills by £400 from October.
UK's most premature twins to survive turn one
The siblings were born just 22 weeks and five days into their mother's pregnancy.
Public health cuts must be avoided, new PM told
Cuts in funding in the forthcoming spending announcement will hit poorest people hardest, warn experts.
Aggressive breast cancer hits black women harder
New research shows a genetic link between African ancestry and triple negative breast cancer.
Lucy Letby: Disturbing pattern in baby deaths, nurse's trial told
A medical expert gives evidence in the cases of babies allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby.
Endometriosis surgery delay 'caused irreversible damage'
Claire Nicholls says her organs have been affected by the little-understood disease endometriosis.
Health: 'My illness is so rare it doesn't have a name'
After years of battling, Debbie Schwartz hopes the UK's first clinic of its type will give answers.
Hospital food banks open for NHS staff in Leicester
The move is intended to help health workers on the lowest pay.
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