Entries by BBC News

Family of weight-loss op victim call for sales ban /in /by

Shannon Bowe's family want UK hotel chains to stop hosting Turkish surgery "clinics" and sales days.

What is assisted dying and how could the law change? /in /by

A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.

Weight loss jab ‘could reduce heart attack risk’ /in /by

The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.

Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy /in /by

Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.

Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy /in /by

Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.

Health spending £5bn less than government planned /in /by

The Conservatives are not on track to increase spending by 3.3% a year above inflation in England.

Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy /in /by

Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.

Life-saving overdose drug to be given without prescription /in /by

Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use.

Assisted dying set to move closer on Isle of Man /in /by

A bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill is expected to pass a key parliamentary stage.

‘Horrendous birth experience left me in therapy’ /in /by

Hundreds of women have contacted BBC News with their traumatic experiences of giving birth.