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Surgeon’s op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.
‘Game-changing’ urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS
New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.
‘Moment of reckoning’ needed in social care, says Louise Casey
The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis
"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.
Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis
"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don’t," she says.
Trying to get social care can be ‘horrendous’, Baroness Casey tells BBC
The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.