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Great Ormond Street doctor who botched surgery harmed nearly 100 children

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 13:30
Mr Yaser Jabbar specialised in limb-lengthening and reconstruction for children with complex problems.

Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 13:16
The current policy is that trans men and trans women are entitled to use the pond of their choice.

Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 12:10
The current policy is that trans men and trans women are entitled to use the pond of their choice.

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 09:51
Lord Falconer said the bill has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in approach.

'Hospital's neglect in my son's death has ripped our hearts out'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 06:01
Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.

'Hospital's neglect in my son's death has ripped our hearts out'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 06:01
Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.

'You don't feel judged': Why we buy more at self-service terminals

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 00:05
How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

'You don't feel judged': Why we buy more at self-service terminals

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 00:05
How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.

'I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 00:01
Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.

'I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 00:01
Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal symptoms.

'We weren't perfect', says bogus Covid lab accused

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 17:32
Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat's defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.

Aspirin prices 'rise 1,000%' amid supply shortage

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 16:35
Pharmacists say the cost to buy a box of aspirin from suppliers was 38p but is now around £7.

AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 16:03
It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 16:03
It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

Are there 'forever chemicals' in your floor cleaner?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 13:58
Some floor cleaners contain PFAS - chemicals that never break down. Here’s how to spot them - and what you can use as alternative.

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:36
A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:36
A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.

Woman took her own life after benefits cut in error

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:16
A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.

Woman took her own life after benefits cut in error

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:16
A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.

The clock is ticking for my five-year-old son with dementia

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 06:23
Tammy McDaid describes how she had a panic attack after waking up on Tate's birthday.

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