Entries by BBC News - Health

Surgeon who claimed Covid-19 was hoax struck off /in /by

Mr Muhammad Adil is struck-off after undermining public confidence in the medical profession.

Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – Sunak /in /by

Measure aims to ensure children of today would not be able to buy cigarettes in future.

Lucy Letby: Corporate manslaughter probe at Chester hospital /in /by

Cheshire Police begins a corporate manslaughter inquiry at a hospital after the conviction of Lucy Letby.

Cancer and heart care risk in strike – NHS England /in /by

Continuing double doctor strike is compromising urgent care, bosses say, but union blames bad planning.

Sir Patrick Vallance criticises Boris Johnson’s ‘impossible flip-flopping’ /in /by

Sir Patrick Vallance writes of No 10 "chaos as usual" in diary extracts released to the Covid inquiry.

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics /in /by

France is alarmed as "les punaises", as they're known in French, spread fear and loathing.

Trans women may be banned from women’s NHS wards /in /by

Health Secretary promises consultation on NHS constitution, calling for a "common-sense" approach.

Leicester: Face masks mandatory again in parts of city hospitals /in /by

The move has been prompted by a rise in patients testing positive for Covid, senior medics say.

Mum fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery /in /by

A mother tells BBC Spotlight she fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery

Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise /in /by

Government decisions in the pandemic's early days will be scrutinised as the Covid inquiry continues.