Anger as some infected blood payouts put on hold

Some families of those who died have been told payments due before Christmas have been put on hold.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/vjDZQSP

إقرأ المزيد

Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote

BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/4P6cnSD

إقرأ المزيد

Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed

While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/glC9xPs

إقرأ المزيد

Fix palliative care before assisted dying is introduced, doctors urge

Leading end-of-life doctors warn system is struggling, and changing law could make situation worse.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/hiyfdle

إقرأ المزيد

Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill

Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/rDuRkHy

إقرأ المزيد

UK will have men's health strategy, government says

The strategy may cover areas such as mental health, suicide prevention, heart disease and stroke.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/M8zIdVO

إقرأ المزيد

Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill

Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".

source BBC News https://ift.tt/chDF6NU

إقرأ المزيد

First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years

Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/k8CeDUu

إقرأ المزيد

'The IVF postcode lottery is not fair'

As she prepares for IVF treatment, Hannah Newby says the region's provision is "a mess".

source BBC News https://ift.tt/vXxym5I

إقرأ المزيد

Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency

The physician and economist was the face of the Great Barrington Declaration, which opposed widespread lockdowns.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/kTh9ecu

إقرأ المزيد

How does assisted dying work in other countries?

About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries?

source BBC News https://ift.tt/JmRqzr6

إقرأ المزيد

Supreme Court hearing case on definition of a woman

Judges will consider a legal challenge which could affect how women and trans people are treated.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/dZ69FVD

إقرأ المزيد

More single women and female couples having IVF

Single women or female couples now account for one in six of all fertility treatments in the UK.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/7XaZlvr

إقرأ المزيد

Woman with brain injury faced insurance refusal

Jane Rubens' family say they faced accepting her return to the UK or having her insurance cancelled.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/01n4HTV

إقرأ المزيد

Assisted dying bill about right to choose - minister

Labour’s cabinet remains divided on how to vote on Friday’s bill to legalise assisted dying.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/5pIUbQg

إقرأ المزيد

Can RFK Jr make America's diet healthy again?

Kennedy's plans to ban dyes in cereals and fluoride in water could get major pushback from the food industry.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/GfS4i5N

إقرأ المزيد

Parents 'devastated' over daughter's suspected poisoning death

Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/LVFdcTz

إقرأ المزيد

Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/4ZQwhsk

إقرأ المزيد

Fake alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia's methanol problem

The deaths of four tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of fake or bootleg alcohol in some South East Asian countries

source BBC News https://ift.tt/SmTUnCq

إقرأ المزيد

Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/n2UdcjY

إقرأ المزيد

NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock

Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".

source BBC News https://ift.tt/KNlzt86

إقرأ المزيد

Surgeries on 'precipice' ahead of tax hike, says GP

A doctor says practices may be pushed "over the edge" by the National Insurance rate rise.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/nl2Vxz5

إقرأ المزيد

Action needed after baby feed deaths, says coroner

A law change is needed after three babies die after being given contaminated feed, a coroner says.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/4khgsnM

إقرأ المزيد

Davina McCall out of ICU after brain surgery

The presenter's partner says she has made an "enormous leap forward" as he thanked well-wishers.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/FcQRjgO

إقرأ المزيد

'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed

The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/FoSQnYz

إقرأ المزيد

Gynaecology waiting lists double, leaving women in pain

Around 630,000 women are waiting for gynaecology appointments as waiting lists double in four years.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/wMVe21l

إقرأ المزيد

US reports first case of emerging mpox strain

A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/ERCxI4Q

إقرأ المزيد

Some surgeries move to England after 'incident'

Patients awaiting some vascular operations in north Wales will need to travel to Stoke-on-Trent.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/GEWs4r3

إقرأ المزيد

Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/Nyimx9Z

إقرأ المزيد

Davina McCall having surgery for rare brain tumour

The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/ighWORn

إقرأ المزيد

'I spend £30 a week on baby milk'

Parents say they feel penalised by the high cost of formula, which cannot be discounted under the law.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/Jinm7kw

إقرأ المزيد

Charity wants testing of prostate cancer high risk

Prostate Cancer Research acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/arB2Gkq

إقرأ المزيد

Vogue boss 'concerned' by return to skinny models

British Vogue's editor says skinny models are back "in", partly fuelled by weight loss drug Ozempic.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/kmGYSzX

إقرأ المزيد

'My wife died because the NHS used cheap labour'

Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/QavWgtM

إقرأ المزيد

Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/MYWKUFD

إقرأ المزيد

Chief medical officer had nightmares after spy poisoning

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/xzwP1A8

إقرأ المزيد

NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/ok46fxH

إقرأ المزيد

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/PTfpzxs

إقرأ المزيد

Homeworkers get 24 more minutes of sleep a day

Office for National Statistics data suggests homeworkers get more sleep and exercise on average.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/ImTlvew

إقرأ المزيد

Health boss quits after 'deliberate' accounts errors

Sue Hill will not receive a settlement after "systemic cultural failings" in her department.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/y4EViXe

إقرأ المزيد

Baby milk price promotion ban should end, watchdog says

Many parents opt for more expensive baby milk, equating higher costs with better quality, the watchdog found.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/WQ51xDL

إقرأ المزيد

Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug

Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/PTUvn95

إقرأ المزيد

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/bVXyqhK

إقرأ المزيد

Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/b9fuvca

إقرأ المزيد

HRT does not impact life expectancy - health body

Information on the menopause drugs' benefits and risks have been included in updated guidance.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/LGuyFnZ

إقرأ المزيد

Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions

The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/ym31u8Z

إقرأ المزيد

Plans to ban smoking outside schools and hospitals

Government proposals could mean some places become vape-free too, subject to consultation.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/wXSZGuz

إقرأ المزيد

Doctors paid £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS backlog

Some consultants are being paid £200 an hour for working extra hours, a BBC News investigation finds.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/NKAVtOk

إقرأ المزيد

£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/xGkZivC

إقرأ المزيد

Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/UKIbB7u

إقرأ المزيد

'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs'

From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/8umwWbE

إقرأ المزيد

'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs'

From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/8umwWbE

إقرأ المزيد

Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil

Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/y5JiuHF

إقرأ المزيد

'I won't swim in water polluted with antibiotics'

Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/7q5dgXV

إقرأ المزيد

First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK

A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK.

source BBC News https://ift.tt/k3LRc20

إقرأ المزيد