Entries by BBC News - Health

Sewage: Mum says daughter got E. coli after swimming in polluted sea

Jayne Etherington said her daughter Caitlin fell ill after swimming in the sea off the Welsh coast.

Lucy Letby: Senior judge appointed to lead inquiry

Lady Justice Thirlwall will lead a probe into how the neonatal nurses was able to murder seven babies.

Martha’s rule: Government to explore bringing in change after tragic teen death

Ministers will try to make it easier for people to get second medical opinion after teenager's death.

Praying Margate doctor overstepped the boundaries, tribunal hears

Dr Richard Scott was previously given a formal warning in 2012 after "pushing" his religious views.

Teenage vaping: ‘I’ll have puffs as I’m falling asleep’

Seventeen-year-old Leia is one of a growing number of teenage vapers - but she’s trying hard to quit.

Dr Michael Watt: 2018 assessment found he was not fit to practice

Neurologist Dr Michael Watt was at the centre of of Northern Ireland's biggest ever patient recall.

NHS gets limited stock of Wegovy weight-loss jab

Some UK patients could be prescribed the popular shot by specialist NHS weight management services.

Martha’s rule: Call for right to second opinion after tragic teen death

Martha Mills died just over two years ago after failures by doctors to spot and treat her condition.

Infant leukaemia: Ipswich mother tells of her baby death heartbreak

A mother-of-two from Suffolk says she hopes new research will spare other parents from devastation.

Stroke survivor: ‘A wheelchair will give me freedom’

A family are fundraising for their father after a stroke left him needing cranial surgery.