Entries by BBC News

Man told NHS will not fund £40k a time treatment /in /by

Craig Shore, who has ocular uveal melanoma, will have to pay up to £240,000 for chemosaturation.

Parents of sudden-death children ‘let down by NHS’ /in /by

Sudden unexplained death in childhood claims 50 lives in the UK every year - some parents get no support.

Can Musk’s Neuralink brain chip really change the world? /in /by

The world's richest man is betting heavily on his brain chip, but he has ground to make up.

Did bodybuilding bring on my early perimenopause? /in /by

Adele Johnston was 33 when she developed painful symptoms such as heart palpitations and itchy skin.

The cancer doctor trying to stop his brain tumour killing him /in /by

Richard Scolyer hopes the life-saving melanoma research he pioneered could treat his brain tumour.

Covid inquiry: Five things we learned last week /in /by

Senior politicians from the Scottish and UK governments gave evidence on the inquiry's third and final week in Edinburgh.

Online GP access leaves patients lost, says report /in /by

Healthwatch Surrey says many people are left feeling helpless and lost with online services.

Improvement in cancer survival rates slowing down /in /by

The number of people beating the disease was rising five times faster in the 2000s.

Patient ‘reborn’ after priority lung transplant /in /by

Georgie Cooper says: "It was amazing to feel the air in my lungs after my transplant."

New treatment hope for blood cancer patients /in /by

A new injection can help the immune system to attack and destroy cancerous cells.