Entries by BBC News - Health

Flesh-eating bug: Mum’s warning after she nearly dies from disease /in /by

A mother is warning others to look out for symptoms of necrotising fasciitis, after she nearly died.

IVF patients need more mental health support, charity says /in /by

Infertility can devastate people's mental health, relationships, finances and career, a charity says.

Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls sparks alarm /in /by

A former inspector of constabulary says sending officers to fewer 999 calls is "potentially alarming".

East Kent: A decade of failure in maternity care /in /by

Why has an NHS Trust failed to improve maternity care after a near-decade of failure?

Primodos: Pregnancy test damages claims thrown out by judge /in /by

The High Court judge rules there is no new evidence linking the tests with harm to babies.

PPE: Supplier of millions of ‘not fit for use’ gowns received £47m dividends /in /by

Chemical Intelligence won £162m of government contracts to supply personal protective equipment.

East Kent maternity deaths: New mum recalls horror of birth /in /by

Philippa Chapman was left in bloody sheets for three days at a unit that was nearly forced to close.

Neuralink: Elon Musk’s brain chip firm wins US approval for human study /in /by

The billionaire's Neuralink implant company wants to help restore people's vision and mobility.

Pupils say they struggle to access period products /in /by

Some pupils are struggling to access period products in schools, data shared with BBC News suggests.

Indiana abortion doctor: Caitlin Bernard fined for speaking about 10-year-old /in /by

When Caitlin Bernard went public about treating a 10-year-old rape victim it became a huge story.