Health

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotlan...

What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous?

The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around...

Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?

Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets t...

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the B...

Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis

The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising - and it's a threa...

Five surprisingly simple ways to optimise your diet

Here's five tips for better eating from BBC Ideas

I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal

Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Pan...

HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases

England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off.

'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'

Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vin...

'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband'

The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on ...

Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation

Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal pub...

What is the infected blood scandal and will there be co...

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaste...

Boy, 5, is world’s youngest to use bionic hero arm

The life-changing Iron Man-style arm allows Jordon to grip two objects at the sa...

Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK

The biggest increase is among the over 80s, with a marked rise in cases in adult...

Martha's rule: Mother encouraged as hospitals sign up

It will give seriously ill patients and their families access to a second opinion.

NHS computer issues linked to patient harm

IT failures have been linked to the deaths of three patients and more than 100 c...