Health BBC Health Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost 31 Mar 2025 - 05:15:32 Community pharmacies have delayed protest action after the government agreed a new funding package. Source
Health BBC Health Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room 31 Mar 2025 - 01:05:03 The BBC was given exclusive access to the controversial facility in the east end of Glasgow. Source
Health BBC Health Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England 30 Mar 2025 - 16:58:18 The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face. Source
Health BBC Health Are my braids doing more harm than good? 30 Mar 2025 - 02:03:42 Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it? Source
Health BBC Health 'I had to use a goods lift to go for an abortion' 29 Mar 2025 - 04:30:09 Dani Czernuszka-Watt was told the clinic she went to had never treated a person in a wheelchair before. Source
Health BBC Health Blood victims dying 'two a week' as thousands await compensation 29 Mar 2025 - 01:00:41 Tony Summers, whose son died from HIV and Hepatitis C, fears he will be dead before his compensation is paid. Source
Health BBC Health Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects 28 Mar 2025 - 02:07:22 Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say. Source
Health BBC Health Man who died from sepsis 'not treated urgently' 27 Mar 2025 - 17:56:06 William Hewes died after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal infection, developed into sepsis. Source
Health BBC Health Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed 27 Mar 2025 - 17:35:06 The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online. Source
Health BBC Health NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack 27 Mar 2025 - 03:25:34 Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services. Source
Health BBC Health Baby slings unsafe for hands-free feeding, charities warn 26 Mar 2025 - 18:12:49 Parenting charities, including the NCT, have updated their advice saying slings and carriers are unsafe for feeding. Source
Health BBC Health Who are the millions of Britons not working? 26 Mar 2025 - 17:23:42 About a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job. Source