Syndicate content BBC News
BBC News - Health
Updated: 3 hours 5 min ago

NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 23:25
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
Categories: World News

Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime lost earnings, court rules

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 20:37
The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.
Categories: World News

Woman's leg amputated after botched knee op

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 14:21
The patient was the victim of a "life-changing error" when a drill slipped during surgery.
Categories: World News

Radio 1’s Life Hacks: Mental Health Special

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 11:15
Greg James and a panel of guests sensitively discuss male mental health and suicide.
Categories: World News

Scotland's supplies of prescription co-codamol limited until June

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 09:24
Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.
Categories: World News

Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 08:55
The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.
Categories: World News

Stop dithering on Brazilian butt lift crackdown, say MPs

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 05:03
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
Categories: World News

Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 03:00
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
Categories: World News

How do cold weather health alerts work?

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 18:48
The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.
Categories: World News

Viral face depuffing tricks - skin experts reveal if they work

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 18:14
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.
Categories: World News

'The kindness of people got me to the finish line'

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 14:16
Farmer Sam Stables walks from Herefordshire to London to raise awareness of mental health.
Categories: World News

Inside Health

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 13:00
James Gallagher is joined by a panel to explore the side effects of weight loss drugs.
Categories: World News

Boy first in UK to have surgery to make him taller

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 09:16
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Categories: World News

What have families told the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths?

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 08:28
The latest stage of the public inquiry into 2,000 deaths in Essex hears more from bereaved families.
Categories: World News

Can you really depuff your face? The truth about three common treatments

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 04:59
We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.
Categories: World News

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 04:43
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
Categories: World News

Intermittent fasting may make little difference to weight loss, review finds

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 16:38
But researchers say it could still improve someone's overall health through helpful changes to some body functions.
Categories: World News

Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 14:55
Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
Categories: World News

Women calling for greater support with menopause

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 09:04
Women who experienced challenges during the menopause set up businesses to help others.
Categories: World News

Women calling for greater support with menopause

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 09:04
Women who experienced challenges during the menopause set up businesses to help others.
Categories: World News