Entries by BBC News

UK exam could be scrapped for foreign dentists /in /by

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

The day I found out I had special ‘neo’ blood /in /by

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 /in /by

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 /in /by

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

‘Ethnic bias’ delayed care before pregnancy death /in /by

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’ /in /by

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

England now seeing clusters of measles cases /in /by

Another 56 cases have been seen in the last week across a number of regions.

School uniforms may impede child activity – study /in /by

A Cambridge study suggests that children who wear school uniforms may be less physically active.

‘Meaty’ rice grown in lab for protein kick /in /by

A team in South Korea say they have cracked how to grow beef muscle and fat cells inside grains of rice.

Confusion over ultra-processed food labelling /in /by

Not enough data to say adding processing information to labelling would be helpful, researchers say.