Philippa Roxby Health reporter University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein The heart muscle patches are grown from millions of human stem cells Damaged hearts could be mended using small “patches” of heart muscle…

England’s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of…

Sharon Barbour BBC North East & Cumbria health correspondent BBC Kevin Hill said he is able to go for days now without thinking about his Parkinson’s A man fitted with…

Annabel Rackham Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Health watchdog NICE is asking doctors and other healthcare professionals to identify patients at risk of gambling addiction GPs and other healthcare…

David Gregory-Kumar Correspondent for science, environment & rural affairs Getty Images At the site of the Shropshire farm outbreak, the killing and disposal of a million egg-laying birds continues A…

A 12-year-old girl died after drinking a milkshake made in an unwashed blender at a cafe in south-east London. Mia St Hilaire had a tree nut allergy and had a…

Michelle Roberts, Nat Wright and Adam Eley BBC News Kyle Some online sites are prescribing men a hair loss drug that has potentially risky side effects without consistent safety checks,…

Hospitals in England have been “hit by a surge” of norovirus – the winter vomiting bug – adding to mounting pressure on the NHS, health officials say. Data shows there…

Joanna Morris BBC News, North East and Cumbria Hilary Rabbett George Rabbett-Smith needs round the clock support following his suicide attempt in 2023 The family of a disabled teenager desperate…

Google The patient was treated at University Hospital Coventry A cancer patient has spent more than 14 years receiving unnecessary chemotherapy, hospital bosses have admitted. Lawyers representing the man claim…