Entries by BBC News

Online GP access leaves patients lost, says report

Healthwatch Surrey says many people are left feeling helpless and lost with online services.

Improvement in cancer survival rates slowing down

The number of people beating the disease was rising five times faster in the 2000s.

Patient ‘reborn’ after priority lung transplant

Georgie Cooper says: "It was amazing to feel the air in my lungs after my transplant."

New treatment hope for blood cancer patients

A new injection can help the immune system to attack and destroy cancerous cells.

Flu cases hit new winter high in England

The NHS warns it is still "in the thick" of a challenging winter, as flu cases surge.

Women on gynae waiting lists ‘feel abandoned’

A review of gynae services in NI finds that more than 37,000 women are on hospital waiting lists.

Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder

A single dose of gene therapy was enough to stop the painful swelling attacks caused by angiodema.

How does the Covid inquiry work?

The inquiry has heard from politicians, civil servants, public health experts and bereaved families.

Sturgeon: I did not take Covid decisions for political reasons

Scotland's former first minister says none of her decisions were based on trying to advance the cause of independence.

‘There are loads of people that vape at school’

A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes.