Entries by BBC News - Health

Muscular dystrophy: Child racks up 1,200 miles a month for treatment /in /by

Muscular dystrophy patient Elliot, five, makes the journey from Newport to Newcastle twice a month.

Wrexham nurse sacked after death of secret lover patient in car park /in /by

The patient died after being found unresponsive and partially clothed in a hospital car park.

NHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies /in /by

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

Smartwatches may provide early Parkinson’s diagnosis /in /by

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

Million pound appeal for 20-month-old Hallie who has leukaemia /in /by

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

Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference /in /by

PC Albert Alexander was the first patient to receive the newly-discovered antibiotic in 1941.

Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference /in /by

PC Albert Alexander was the first patient to receive the newly-discovered antibiotic in 1941.

Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference /in /by

PC Albert Alexander was the first patient to receive the newly-discovered antibiotic in 1941.

Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference /in /by

PC Albert Alexander was the first patient to receive the newly-discovered antibiotic in 1941.

Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference /in /by

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