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BBC NewsNHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies

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

BBC NewsSmartwatches may provide early Parkinson’s diagnosis

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

BBC NewsMillion pound appeal for 20-month-old Hallie who has leukaemia

Hallie, from Coventry, needs treatment which her family say cannot be provided by the NHS.

BBC NewsNHS whistleblowers need more protection, expert warns

NHS whistleblowers are being victimised, risking another big hospital scandal, an expert tells the BBC.

BBC NewsFamily to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference

PC Albert Alexander received the newly-discovered antibiotic after being injured in 1941.

BBC NewsTesting begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant

Islanders on Westray were told of a genetic variant linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

BBC NewsNHS England chief Amanda Pritchard says strike disruption will get worse

Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that July's strikes could be the worst yet for patients.

BBC News‘Patients paying the price’ for strikes – NHS chief executive

Amanda Pritchard says patients are facing disruption for "both sides" failing to find agreement in a dispute over pay in the health service.

BBC NewsCancer: Mum writes book to help child cope with her diagnosis

When Hollie was diagnosed with the big C, she feared her bond with Sydney would be lost forever.

BBC NewsNHS England head urges football clubs to consider gambling ad impact

Clubs should think carefully before accepting sponsorship from gambling firms, says NHS England head.