Entries by BBC News - Health

What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises /in /by

Hospitalisations have gone up since the summer and a new variant is spreading. Should we be concerned?

Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms /in /by

Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.

Family of ill teen say they were silenced by courts /in /by

The 19-year-old is named as Sudiksha Thirumalesh after legal restrictions are lifted.

Children on Addenbrooke’s Hospital wards offered PE lessons /in /by

Ella, nine, finds hospital "boring" and loves the lessons which are believed to be a hospital first.

Girl receives UK’s first rejection-free kidney from mum /in /by

Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs.

Student’s ‘freshers’ flu’ turned out to be meningitis /in /by

A student who ignored the symptoms of meningitis urges others to be aware of the signs.

Patient’s water drinking death was preventable /in /by

The 18-year-old man died in a Scottish hospital after drinking an excessive amount of water.

Strikes by NHS doctors leaving ‘patients in limbo’ /in /by

Patients affected by walk-outs by striking NHS staff say they have been "left in limbo".

Raac: Withybush Hospital partially shut for most of 2024 /in /by

Staff in some parts of the hospital have to work around metal props supporting the ceiling.

Where Ukraine’s army of amputees go to repair their lives /in /by

Orla Guerin visits a hospital and clinic in Ukraine, where 15,000 lost limbs in the first half of 2023.