Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.
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Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says
Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.
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Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs
The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.
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Reality TV star Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs
The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use.
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‘Man in the iron lung’ Paul Alexander dies at 78
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.
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‘Man in the iron lung’ Paul Alexander dies at 78
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.
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Drakeford likens Johnson to absent football manager during Covid
The outgoing first minister criticised the former prime minister's leadership during the pandemic.
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‘Get angry’ – F1 broadcaster Gow on stroke recovery
Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been "frustrated" at times during her recovery.
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NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages
Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says.
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Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics
Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found.
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