Entries by BBC News - Health

Local officials only heard about new Covid rules on TV, inquiry told

Local directors of public health had to watch TV for Covid news, the public inquiry has been told.

Fiona Phillips: How common is early Alzheimer’s?

We answer the questions you're asking about Alzheimer's disease, which causes dementia.

UK’s first separated conjoined twins forever grateful to NHS

Anna and Barbara Rozycki were in 1970 the first conjoined twins in the UK to be separated.

Fiona Phillips: Presenter reveals she has Alzheimer’s at 62

The television presenter says she has dementia after battling brain fog and anxiety for months.

Prince William and Kate meet NHS’ first ever baby

The Prince and Princess of Wales hear from the first person born after the NHS was founded, in 1948.

Cancer patients welcome NHS drug policy change

Bowel cancer patients say they feel relieved after the NHS lifted a ban on treatment breaks.

Muscular dystrophy: Child racks up 1,200 miles a month for treatment

Muscular dystrophy patient Elliot, five, makes the journey from Newport to Newcastle twice a month.

Wrexham nurse sacked after death of secret lover patient in car park

The patient died after being found unresponsive and partially clothed in a hospital car park.

NHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies

Premature babies can now routinely be given the drug ranibizumab on the NHS, to prevent blindness.

Smartwatches may provide early Parkinson’s diagnosis

Tracking speed of movement might provide a diagnosis up to seven years ahead of symptoms, a study suggests.