Entries by BBC News - Health

Cancer and heart care at risk from strike – NHS England

Continuing double doctor strike is compromising urgent care, bosses say, but union blames bad planning.

Sir Patrick Vallance criticises Boris Johnson’s ‘impossible flip-flopping’

Sir Patrick Vallance writes of No 10 "chaos as usual" in diary extracts released to the Covid inquiry.

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics

France is alarmed as "les punaises", as they're known in French, spread fear and loathing.

Trans women may be banned from women’s NHS wards

Health Secretary promises consultation on NHS constitution, calling for a "common-sense" approach.

Trans women may be banned from women’s NHS wards

Health Secretary promises consultation on NHS constitution, calling for a "common-sense" approach.

Leicester: Face masks mandatory again in parts of city hospitals

The move has been prompted by a rise in patients testing positive for Covid, senior medics say.

Mum fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery

A mother tells BBC Spotlight she fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery

Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise

Government decisions in the pandemic's early days will be scrutinised as the Covid inquiry continues.

Greenland women seek compensation over involuntary birth control

Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.

New, cheap malaria vaccine backed by WHO

Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.