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BBC : health
15 octobre
04h23
Jobless could get weight loss jabs to return to work
The health secretary announces trials to explore the effect of weight loss drugs on worklessness.
02h00
This young disabled man dreamed of having a job - the system had other ideas
Elliot wants to live independently but making that happen proved a bigger challenge than he expected.
01h58
Families ’left in lurch’ on child autism diagnoses
Support services are failing to meet high demand, says the Children’s Commissioner for England.
02h04
NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled
The health secretary sets out a review of six key bodies, as changes to the main regulator are unveiled.
05h50
Woman quit booze after beer fear’ of 18-hour bender
Jessie, from Cardiff, realised she would go weeks without having one day of not drinking.
13 octobre
01h45
I’m too tired to chew food but still can’t get care for my ME’
What is NHS care like for people with severe ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome
14 octobre
09h16
Man says he has been ’left to rot’ after Covid vaccine
Larry Lowe used to have an active life but says everyday tasks are now beyond him.
10 octobre
16h54
Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule
Patients’ families were horrified but not surprised when told the blanket policy had been in place.
03h56
UK firm GSK to pay 2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims
The firm has reached agreements with law firms representing about , , or , of claimants.
07 octobre
14h11
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
01 octobre
14h39
Covid ambulance crews faced ’crucial PPE delays’
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
26 septembre
14h06
Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Covid inquiry hears harrowing testimony from ex adviser in emergency preparedness at NHS England.
00h11
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ anonymity plea
The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.
19 septembre
11h39
High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.
17 septembre
15h58
Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
09 septembre
01h13
I grieve for the person I was before’ - Covid inquiry to begin new phase
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
00h04
Corruption review finds ’red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts
An anti corruption charity finds significant concerns in . bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
18 juillet
17h28
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Over confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled thinking left UK sleep walking into Covid.
04 septembre
09h23
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
05 juillet
12h18
Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
11 octobre
01h12
I nearly died drinking a ginger beer - my school’s EpiPen saved my life’
Campaigners want businesses to have EpiPens on hand to treat people having dangerous allergic reactions.
05h28
Will I be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s like my mother?
Broadcaster Sally Magnusson faces the dilemma of whether to take part in research that could indicate if she is likely to develop the condition.
08 octobre
23h01
A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track
In a quiet corner of London a small group of extraordinary runners complete laps of an athletics track for a day and a night. Why do they do it And how far do they go
09 octobre
08h47
Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son’s frozen sperm.
04 octobre
23h02
Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students at school
An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues sooner.
06 octobre
00h33
Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the odds for others?
Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment for cancer.
30 septembre
02h14
Kris is still saving lives,’ says twin of late breast cancer campaigner
Maren Sheldon says her sister Kris founder of charity Coppafeel was a beacon of hope for many people.
25 septembre
02h05
One in three children short-sighted, study suggests
There was a notable rise after Covid when children spent less time outdoors, researchers say.
20 septembre
15h29
Peanut allergy warning over dips and sandwiches
People with a peanut allergy are advised to avoid eating foods that may contain mustard.
18 septembre
14h20
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
XEC has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say.
09 septembre
11h23
Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths
Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is of the gravest concern and significance as it opens in Essex.
15 septembre
00h36
How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
01 octobre
23h37
The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump since .
15 août
14h09
What is mpox and how is it spread?
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.
02 août
00h43
The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
02 octobre
15h00
Fly brain breakthrough ’huge leap’ to unlock human mind
A new map showing million neural connections is a ’huge leap’ to understanding our own brains.
27 juillet
23h33
Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods
Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.
31 juillet
06h19
Slimming jabs: ’I thought my body was shutting down’
BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug injection kits.
19 mars
00h52
Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?
The appeal is clear but should we be turning to appetite suppressing injections
08 octobre
15h38
What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
21 mai
15h32
Infected blood victims could get 2m compensation
Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal published on Monday.
16 août
11h13
What is the infected blood scandal?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
21 mai
12h10
Blood compensation comes too late for my husband’
The government announced what it calls a comprehensive compensation scheme on Tuesday.
18 avril
21h00
Children used as ’guinea pigs’ in clinical trials
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
03 février
15h34
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned
An inquiry into the worst treatment disaster in NHS history hears its final evidence.
20 mai
18h26
An abuse by people supposedly there to care’
Victims of the scandal said they had been gaslit for generations and felt vindicated by the report.
06 octobre
00h23
How 175 British children were infected with HIV
Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.
13 mai
04h45
I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal
Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.
26 mai
23h40
Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK
The biggest increase is among the over s, with a marked rise in cases in adults aged .
08 juillet
09h43
Paris: Grassroots to Glory
The Rugby s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped