Entries by BBC News - Health

‘Stiletto row’ official Helen MacNamara to appear at Covid inquiry

Chris Mason looks ahead to former top civil servant Helen MacNamara's testimony at the Covid inquiry.

AI: Scientists excited by tool that grades severity of rare cancer

AI is twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of tumours than lab analysis, a study suggests.

Zimbabwe’s cholera crisis fuelled by chronic water shortages

Wheelbarrows are carted around in search of community centres and churches willing to share water.

Boris Johnson thought old people should accept Covid fate, inquiry told

The former PM's handling of the virus comes under attack over six hours of testimony by aides.

Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from inside Downing Street

"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions during the pandemic.

Scots NHS doctors: Rise in patients waiting 24 hours in A&E ‘shocking’

The number waiting 24 hours or more was over 250 times higher than it was in 2019, figures have shown.

Man given months to live becomes liver transplant pioneer

A man given months to live becomes the first patient to receive an experimental liver transplant.

Bereaved families call for England-wide maternity care inquiry

The Maternity Safety Alliance says only a statutory public inquiry can end a series of scandals.

Covid inquiry WhatsApps paint picture of chaos

The inquiry lays bare the moods and whims of key government figures at a time of crisis, writes Chris Mason.

Patients waiting months could travel for treatment

Those who have not been seen for more than 40 weeks will get a chance to go elsewhere in England.