Entries by BBC News - Health

Covid inquiry: UK’s public services were ‘depleted’ when Covid hit /in /by

The nation's health was declining and the NHS was struggling by 2020, the Covid inquiry hears.

Synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues /in /by

The synthetic embryos - only days or weeks old - could help explain infertility and pregnancy loss.

Pandemic akin to war, lawyer tells Covid inquiry /in /by

Decisions were "finely balanced" and, with hindsight, might have been different, Fiona Scolding KC says.

Covid inquiry: Failure to consider ‘potentially massive impact’ of lockdown pre-pandemic /in /by

The UK may not have been well prepared "at all", says the lead lawyer for the Covid inquiry.

Many more women now beating early breast cancer /in /by

The risk of dying from the disease has fallen in past 20 years thanks to new treatments, a study says.

Covid-19: Bereaved Northern Ireland families in London for inquiry /in /by

Northern Ireland was behind the UK in pandemic preparedness, a lawyer tells the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Number of hay fever sufferers seeking NHS advice triples /in /by

The NHS website's hay-fever advice pages received one visit every three seconds on Sunday.

What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms? /in /by

Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.

Heatwaves: What do they do to the body and who is at risk? /in /by

What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?

NHS struggling to provide safe cancer care, say senior doctors /in /by

Staff shortages are driving up waiting times in all four UK nations, the Royal College of Radiologists says.