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Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime lost earnings, court rules

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 17:37
The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.

NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 15:43
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.

Woman's leg amputated after botched knee op

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 11:21
The patient was the victim of a "life-changing error" when a drill slipped during surgery.

Woman's leg amputated after botched knee op

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 11:21
The patient was the victim of a "life-changing error" when a drill slipped during surgery.

5 Live News Specials

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 10:49
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi

Radio 1’s Life Hacks: Mental Health Special

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 08:15
Greg James and a panel of guests sensitively discuss male mental health and suicide.

Scotland's supplies of prescription co-codamol limited until June

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 06:24
Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.

Scotland's supplies of prescription co-codamol limited until June

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 06:24
Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.

Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 05:55
The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.

Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 05:55
The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.

Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 02:03
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.

Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 02:03
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.

I used to hate my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 01:48
Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.

Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 00:00
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.

Viral face depuffing tricks - skin experts reveal if they work

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 15:14
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.

'The kindness of people got me to the finish line'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:16
Farmer Sam Stables walks from Herefordshire to London to raise awareness of mental health.

Inside Health

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 10:00
James Gallagher is joined by a panel to explore the side effects of weight loss drugs.

Inside Health

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 10:00
James Gallagher is joined by a panel to explore the side effects of weight loss drugs.

Witness History

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 07:00
In the 1980s, deaths were linked to super-absorbent tampons

Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 06:16
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

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