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'There could be no NHS dentists in two years'
18 Feb 2025
Dentists say NHS contracts are becoming more challenging to fulfil and they need to hand them back.
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Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met, PM says
17 Feb 2025
Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.
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Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?
16 Feb 2025
More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.
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Mum's 20-year fight for epilepsy drug compensation
17 Feb 2025
Catherine Cox is certain taking valproate while pregnant caused her son's disabilities.
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Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at a London hospital
14 Feb 2025
As part of the BBC's special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.
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UK men and women can expect to live longer, data show
14 Feb 2025
Boys born in the UK in 2023 can expect to live on average to 86.7 years, and girls to 90, experts suggest.
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Surgeon suspended after children hurt by treatment
14 Feb 2025
An NHS chief exec apologises "unreservedly to our patients and their families".
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NHS 'recovery plan' fails to deliver new dentists or more appointments
13 Feb 2025
NHS leaders say the contract for dentists to carry out NHS work needs redrawing.
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Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO
12 Feb 2025
HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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How much is the NHS going to cost us?
13 Feb 2025
Spending on the NHS has been going up for decades and is set to rise further. BBC Verify has examined some of the key numbers.
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Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors
11 Feb 2025
Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.
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Vitamin pills and icy swims: Can you really boost your immune system?
09 Feb 2025
After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system.
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Photos show 'crumbling', abandoned hospital rooms
07 Feb 2025
Nottingham's hospitals were due to be upgraded but a government rebuilding programme was delayed.
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Mesh victims still wait for financial compensation
07 Feb 2025
A year after a major report called for urgent action, no scheme has been put in place to help victims.
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'Suicide website users encouraged our teen son to drink poison'
06 Feb 2025
Reeling from Vladimir's death, his family reveal the harrowing risks of a website obsessed with dying.
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Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows
05 Feb 2025
Researchers suggest that following diagnosis, women may take lower-paid jobs or work fewer hours.
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NHS review into killer's care finds major failings
05 Feb 2025
Valdo Calocane was given a hospital order for killing Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar in 2023.
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Celebrity butt-lift injector who left women with sepsis exposed by BBC
04 Feb 2025
Ricky Sawyer gave out medication illegally and some of his clients needed emergency hospital treatment.
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Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients
03 Feb 2025
The service in Alder Hey Childrens' Hospital aims to get 11 to 16-year-olds "nicotine free".
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Sewage leaks and ops delayed - life at hospitals awaiting rebuild
25 Jan 2025
A host of hospital building projects have been put back to the 2030s. How will they cope?
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Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin
04 Feb 2025
Almost 700,000 women to be recruited to study as government fires starting gun on cancer strategy.
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Letby did not murder babies, medical experts claim
04 Feb 2025
Former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder seven others.
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Starmer denies breaking Covid rules with voice coach
03 Feb 2025
Leonie Miller was invited to coach the then-opposition leader on his response to Johnson's Brexit deal.
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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
31 Jan 2025
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.
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Top supermarkets running 'prohibited' tobacco ads
01 Feb 2025
Trading Standards says adverts for heated tobacco products are banned, but some supermarkets disagree.
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Blow for Reeves as AstraZeneca ditches £450m investment
31 Jan 2025
The drugs giant blames "protracted" talks with the government as well as differences over funding.
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'Life-changing' tablet for dust mite allergies
30 Jan 2025
The National Institute for Healthcare and Care Excellence backs a tablet for dust mite allergies.
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Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
16 Jan 2025
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
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Families failed by Covid jabs tell inquiry of pain
15 Jan 2025
They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
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NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock
21 Nov 2024
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request
11 Nov 2024
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified
07 Nov 2024
Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.
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How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?
28 Oct 2024
The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule
10 Oct 2024
Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
07 Oct 2024
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Covid ambulance crews faced 'crucial PPE delays'
01 Oct 2024
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
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Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
26 Sep 2024
Covid inquiry hears harrowing testimony from ex-adviser in emergency preparedness at NHS England.
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Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ anonymity plea
26 Sep 2024
The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
31 Oct 2024
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told
19 Sep 2024
UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.
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Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says
17 Sep 2024
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
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‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase
09 Sep 2024
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
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Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts
09 Sep 2024
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
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How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
18 Jul 2024
Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid.
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How does the Covid inquiry work?
16 Jan 2025
The inquiry has heard from politicians, civil servants, public health experts and bereaved families.
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Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers
05 Jul 2023
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
29 Nov 2024
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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'My first cervical screening was over before I knew it'
02 Feb 2025
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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How are the vaping rules changing?
05 Nov 2024
Marketing rules will be stricter, nicotine vapes will be taxed and disposable vapes will be banned.
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Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?
23 Oct 2024
People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
19 Oct 2024
The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
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NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts
16 Oct 2024
Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
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How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?
15 Sep 2024
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
02 Aug 2024
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
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Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods
27 Jul 2024
Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.
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Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?
19 Mar 2023
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
11 Feb 2025
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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Chris Hoy says men should talk about health issues more
13 Dec 2024
Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy calls for more openness on health matters
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Paris: Grassroots to Glory
08 Jul 2024
The Rugby 7s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped
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Paris: Grassroots to Glory
18 Jul 2024
The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.
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How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life
24 Jun 2024
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
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Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
11 Apr 2024
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
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'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’
03 Mar 2024
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.
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