Entries by BBC News - Health

US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas

Two states are seeing locally acquired cases- the first spread inside the US in 20 years.

Nurse strikes in England end as vote turnout too low

Ballot of members by Royal College of Nursing fails to reach 50% threshold for walkouts to continue.

Matt Hancock says UK’s pandemic strategy was completely wrong

Planning focused more on burying the dead than averting disaster, ex-health secretary says.

Major research lost after cleaner turned off fridge, lawsuit says

A US institute alleges it lost 25 years of work because a man wanted to stop "annoying" alarms.

Bath scientists develop 3D-printed artificial knee

Five patients undergo the fitting of the implant, designed to preserve the patient's own knee joint.

Meal deals: Unhealthy options will be restricted in Wales

There will be limits on the sale of combinations of food with high levels of fat, sugar or salt.

AI cuts treatment time for cancer radiotherapy

The technology will be offered at cost price to all NHS trusts in England, following successful pilot studies.

Sarah Harding: Early breast cancer study in singer’s memory begins

One of the Girls Aloud singer's final wishes was to find new ways of spotting breast cancer early.

NHS watchdog rejects Mounjaro fat loss jab for diabetes

There is not yet enough evidence to justify the cost on the NHS in England, says NICE.

Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding

The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK.