Entries by BBC News

One million have undiagnosed diabetes in England

Experts are particularly worried about the proportion of younger people whose health is at risk.

Woman worried after no ADHD medicine for months

Hannah Huxford from Grimsby is unable to get hold of her ADHD medicine due to a national shortage.

‘Hearing my children’s laughter is like torture’

Karen Cook has a rare condition called pain hyperacusis which causes crippling and debilitating pain.

The NHS hidden waiting lists terrifying patients

Patients are facing delays for ongoing cancer care, heart check-ups and eye treatment in England.

UK exam could be scrapped for foreign dentists

Overseas dentists may be provisionally registered to work in England without checks, plans say.

The day I found out I had special ‘neo’ blood

Some patients, especially newborns, need specially tested blood to ensure it does not cause harm.

New Parkinson’s drug to be rolled out on NHS

The treatment will mean many people no longer needing to take more than 20 pills across the day.

Clinical trial plea for young man with failing heart

Without a clinical trial, Louis O'Brien-Smith fears he will "keep deteriorating and probably die".

‘Ethnic bias’ delayed care before pregnancy death

A probe at Liverpool Women's Hospital finds delayed diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant black woman.

12-hour A&E waits in winter ‘becoming normalised’

Experts warn long waits becoming normalised as NHS winter waits show little sign of improvement.