NHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies
Premature babies can now routinely be given the drug ranibizumab on the NHS, to prevent blindness.
Smartwatches may provide early Parkinson’s diagnosis
Tracking speed of movement might provide a diagnosis up to seven years ahead of symptoms, a study suggests.
Million pound appeal for 20-month-old Hallie who has leukaemia
Hallie, from Coventry, needs treatment which her family say cannot be provided by the NHS.
Testing begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant
Islanders on Westray were told of a genetic variant linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.
Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference
PC Albert Alexander received the newly-discovered antibiotic after being injured in 1941.
NHS whistleblowers need more protection, expert warns
NHS whistleblowers are being victimised, risking another big hospital scandal, an expert tells the BBC.
‘Patients paying the price’ for strikes – NHS chief executive
Amanda Pritchard says patients are facing disruption for "both sides" failing to find agreement in a dispute over pay in the health service.
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard says strike disruption will get worse
Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that patients were "paying the price" of failure to prevent strikes
Cancer: Mum writes book to help child cope with her diagnosis
When Hollie was diagnosed with the big C, she feared her bond with Sydney would be lost forever.
NHS England head urges football clubs urged to consider gambling ad impact
Sponsorship deals send wrong message to children, says NHS England head, as she announces clinics.