What nine months in space does to the human body
Getty Images Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in…
Matt Hancock criticises ‘wholly naive’ and ‘hostile’ Covid inquiry
Matt Hancock has defended government deals to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, saying the country was in a “desperate situation” at the time. In a bad-tempered session…
Three deaths linked to listeria detected in NHS desserts
Three deaths are being investigated as part of a listeria outbreak linked to desserts supplied to NHS hospitals and care homes. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it is…
‘Covid memories are in a box deep in my brain’
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East Nikki Fox/BBC Senior sister Lauren Jakes has worked in the critical care department of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for almost 14 years…
Lucy Bronze: Having autism works to my advantage in football, says England and Chelsea player
Although Bronze was only diagnosed as autistic in 2021, the news did not come as a huge surprise to her. “It was something I always knew about in a way,”…
Former hospital bosses call for Thirlwall Inquiry to be suspended
Stewart Whittingham BBC News, Liverpool Andy Gill BBC North West Tonight Reporting fromLiverpool Town Hall Cheshire Police Lucy Letby killed babies while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital Lawyers…
The major question thrown up by Labour’s benefits plans
BBC In the next 24 hours and then over the following fortnight up until the Spring Statement, the government is going to talk a lot about a broken welfare system…
NHS England chair warns the buck stops with ministers
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Richard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS England The chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing…
The invisible killer in all our lives
BBC James Gallagher recording sound levels around Barcelona We are surrounded by an invisible killer. One so common that we barely notice it shortening our lives. It’s causing heart attacks,…
Men denied life-extending prostate cancer drug on NHS in England
Hugh Pym and Ian Atkinson BBC News Institute of Cancer Research Abiraterone tablets can help stop prostate cancer spreading A cancer charity has said it is “angry and frustrated” that…