Entries by BBC News - Health

Junior doctors: NHS chief warns of tough new year as fresh strike looms /in /by

A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.

Almost three million tested for cancer in England /in /by

Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.

Actress and mum get MBEs for brain charity work /in /by

Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.

One dead following cheese recall over E. coli /in /by

A person dies in Scotland after an outbreak of the infection in the UK.

Care home left patient lying in urine-soaked sheets /in /by

The care home is put in special measures after a significant deterioration in the standard of care.

Viagra: Can BBC show help men talk about erectile dysfunction? /in /by

Stars and doctors hope Russell T Davies's BBC drama Men Up can help end impotence stigma.

RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations by 80%, study says /in /by

More than 30,000 children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) a year.

Junior doctors’ strike: Thousands of NHS appointments hit by walkout /in /by

The NHS is braced for its longest strike after last week's walkout caused nearly 89,000 cancellations.

Young-onset dementia risk increased by Vitamin D deficiency and depression, study says /in /by

A major study has identified 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, not all of which are genetic.

Kidney donation: ‘Giving a stranger this gift has changed my life’ /in /by

Laura Maisey says giving away one of her organs has been the best thing that has ever happened to her.