Entries by BBC News - Health

Nurses’ strike in England to be cut short after court ruling

The government took the nurses' union to court in a bitter dispute over whether the strike was lawful.

Annabel Wright death: Acne drug safety moves are ‘lip service’, says mum

The family of Annabel Wright, 15, from Ripon, believes Roaccutane was responsible for her death.

‘My daughter’s long Covid is not nonsense’

People affected share their experiences as a report calls for "urgent action" to tackle stigma.

Livvy Haydock: ‘Disabled gangsters supported me with my MS diagnosis’

Investigative journalist Livvy Haydock on dealing with gangsters alongside an MS diagnosis.

NHS dentistry crisis: Crowdfunding my new teeth has changed my life

Danielle Watts had gum disease and pulled 13 of her own teeth because there were no NHS dentists.

Barry: ‘A stranger I met at the beach gave me her kidney’

Lucy Humphrey's dog, Indie, "chose" the woman who was able to give her the transplant she needed.

The London Marathon runners who are proud to be slower

Course records were smashed in some London Marathon elite races but how did slower runners get on?

Covid: No evidence shielding helped – Swansea uni study

Researchers find there was a higher Covid rate among those shielding in Wales than in other people.

Barclay treating nurses as criminals over strike challenge – union boss

Pat Cullen calls the health secretary's legal action over the Royal College of Nursing strike "cruel".

Woman’s bowel cancer spotted by artificial intelligence

The AI flags up tissue of concern to the medic carrying out the colonoscopy, missed by the human eye.