Entries by BBC News

Could this spider’s silk help repair nerves?

Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.

Using AI for medical advice ‘dangerous’, study finds

Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.

Using AI for medical advice ‘dangerous’, study finds

Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.

Deaf patients condemn lack of NHS interpreters

Members of Hull's deaf community say they are "misunderstood" and face regular delays to treatment.

Why are fewer people donating their organs?

The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.

Why are fewer people donating their organs?

The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.

‘Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer’

Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.

I was full of shame at being sacked after having endometriosis surgery

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.

‘I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis’

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.

I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.