Entries by BBC News - Health

NHS whole-gene screening helps tailor cancer care /in /by

How cutting-edge cancer genomics is now being used in mainstream cancer care.

The key NHS targets that have never been met /in /by

BBC News finds key NHS targets have been missed for at least seven years - and two have never been met.

Peanut death inquest told of restaurant’s blank allergy forms /in /by

An inquest hears a restaurant linked to a peanut allergy death had incomplete documentation.

Scientists crack mystery of how MS gene spread /in /by

The DNA of ancient cattle herders has revealed how diseases evolved in Europe over thousands of years.

Covid inquiry postpones vaccine investigation /in /by

The probe into vaccines and Covid drugs planned for the summer of 2024 has been delayed, inquiry officials have said.

Kettering hospital baby death was investigated by major crime team /in /by

Police arrived at a distraught mother's house the day after her daughter died at Kettering General Hospital.

Dunstable GP surgery criticised over woman’s opioid death /in /by

A coroner says no plan was in place to reduce a women dosage of "dependency forming drugs".

All India Pregnant Job service: The Indian men who fell for the scam /in /by

The conmen in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant.

All India Pregnant Job service: The Indian men who fell for the scam /in /by

The conmen in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant.

Midwife quit over ‘unsafe care’ and staffing /in /by

Other NHS workers have risen in number five times more than midwives over the past decade.