Entries by BBC News - Health

Hunt is on to find more effective flu treatments /in /by

Flu deaths hit a five-year high last winter and treatments for worst cases are still lacking, experts say.

Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid WhatsApp messages were deleted – newspaper report /in /by

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is reported to have deleted messages relating to the pandemic.

Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital: I’m nearly 80 and still nursing /in /by

"Unflappable" Jimmy turns 80 next month and is still working in intensive care at a Belfast hospital.

‘My NHS hell waiting for surgery and information’ /in /by

When former BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones broke his elbow he waited days for an operation.

HRT: Sharp rise in prescriptions after menopause campaign /in /by

Celebrities like Davina McCall have raised awareness of women's symptoms when their periods stop.

Conjoined twins meet at London hospital that treated them /in /by

The six sets of siblings were all treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Motor neurone disease: Sufferers describe wait to get diagnosed /in /by

Two MND sufferers tell the BBC how the debilitating neurological condition is hard to diagnose.

Conjoined twins: Defying the odds to survive /in /by

They were not expected to survive but Ruby and Rosie, now 11, are celebrating with five other sets.

NHS waits could exceed eight million by summer, charity says /in /by

Based on latest trends, yet more patients will be forced to wait, even if doctor strikes cease, projections suggest.

Life’s better without drink, says teetotal teacher /in /by

Emily Power said her life has improved in every way since she stopped drinking.