Entries by BBC News - Health

Menstrual blood tests could aid women’s healthcare /in /by

Little is known about menstrual blood but some firms think testing it could improve healthcare.

NHS Wales: Doctor pay rise reliant on service cuts, says Morgan /in /by

The BMA has rejected a 5% pay offer and is balloting members on taking industrial action.

Married Olney couple’s tumours diagnosed a year apart /in /by

The husband and wife are calling for more investment into brain tumours research.

Basildon Hospital bed wait sign of a ‘systemic issue’ /in /by

A man says his father-in-law, 85, was left on a trolley after being admitted with stomach pain.

NHS consultant strike: How pay compares globally /in /by

Analysis suggests senior doctor pay a little behind Germany and Ireland but higher than Spain and Italy.

Brain advance gives voice hope to paralysed /in /by

Two teams of US scientists have converted brain signals into words at a faster rate than before.

NHS whistleblowers warn of ‘unsafe’ A&E staff shortages /in /by

Safety concerns about A&Es in Elgin and Aberdeen are being ignored claim senior doctors.

Woman ‘joyous’ after sister donates womb in UK first /in /by

The 34-year-old hopes to now become a mum as older sister donates her womb in pioneering transplant.

Boots infant formula adverts broke rules – watchdog /in /by

Advertising watchdog found Boots promoted infant milk formula in adverts, which is prohibited.

Ipswich Hospital: ‘Our daughter’s childbirth death was preventable’ /in /by

Julie and Neil Stout's daughter Jessica Mai died after giving birth in Ipswich Hospital in May 2021.