Supreme Court decision due on naming end-of-life case doctors
Parents involved in legal battles about their dying children are to find out whether the Supreme Court will allow doctors in two end-of-life cases to be named. Isaiah Haastrup, aged…
North Scotland among highest rates in world
Laura Goodwin and Ken Banks BBC Scotland BBC Brian Watt, with dog Winnie, says he tries to have a healthy lifestyle after his diagnosis in 2016 Northern Scotland has one…
Potential new antibiotic for gonorrhoea
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Scientists believe they have found a new effective antibiotic for gonorrhoea, which could be one of the most promising in decades.…
Skin cancer patients could join Southampton vaccine project
Patients with advanced skin cancer could be fast-tracked to take part in a “revolutionary” trial of a new cancer vaccine. The needle-free injection boosts the immune system’s response and helps…
King’s College scientists’ lab-grown human teeth breakthrough
BBC There is no shortage of teeth to admire at the King’s College Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences While many species can regenerate their teeth, human beings only…
New pill can slow progression of incurable breast cancer
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images A new type of drug for one of the most common kinds of advanced breast cancer is now available on the NHS in England.…
Trump threatens to end pharmaceuticals tariff exemption
US President Donald Trump says he will soon announce “major” tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, a move that could end decades of low-cost global trade in medicines. For years, most countries,…
New infected blood inquiry hearings amid compensation fears
Getty Images The infected blood inquiry is holding two more days of hearings amid concerns about the government’s response on compensation, with campaigners warning they are “losing faith”. It comes…
The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS
BBC Listen to this article on BBC Sounds Ministers, health staff and the public gathered in London last week for a summit to discuss the 10-year NHS plan in England.…
Blackpool athlete’s ‘long Covid’ turned out to be terminal cancer
A former triathlete whose terminal cancer was initially mistaken for long Covid has been given months to live. Olivia Knowles, from Blackpool, noticed something “wasn’t quite correct” in August 2023…