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UK's transplant system was world-leading - now it lags behind other Western nations

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/24/2026 - 07:00
The UK has failed to keep pace with the rest of the world. Can it regain its status, and how?
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File on 4 Investigates

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/24/2026 - 07:00
Is the UK's heart and lung transplant service still world beating?
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Cuba's mothers-to-be prepare to give birth in a country plunged into darkness

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/24/2026 - 06:58
Two pregnant women tell the BBC's Will Grant of their hopes and fears as their nation is mired in crisis.
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Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency

BBC News – Health - Mon, 03/23/2026 - 14:31
"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.
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Our son loved the outdoors - invisible illness means he now can't walk or talk

BBC News – Health - Mon, 03/23/2026 - 14:11
Tomos is one of thousands with ME in Wales, with services described as “a desert” for those most affected.
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'Women's health must be taken more seriously'

BBC News – Health - Mon, 03/23/2026 - 07:46
Dr Liz O'Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not "Google and Chat GPT".
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Streeting praises response to meningitis outbreak

BBC News – Health - Sun, 03/22/2026 - 19:59
Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.
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I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit - here's what I want mums to know

BBC News – Health - Sun, 03/22/2026 - 08:09
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
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I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit - here's what I want mums to know

BBC News – Health - Sun, 03/22/2026 - 08:09
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
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'Having coeliac disease aged 9 means I'm normal with a tiny twist'

BBC News – Health - Sun, 03/22/2026 - 08:07
Nine-year-old Eliza's mum says she was relieved when her daughter was diagnosed with the disease.
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients

BBC News – Health - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 11:41
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
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Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'

BBC News – Health - Fri, 03/20/2026 - 07:14
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".
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Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 17:14
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 16:53
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 16:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 16:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 15:38
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds

BBC News – Health - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 08:47
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
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Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

BBC News – Health - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:34
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
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Inside Health

BBC News – Health - Tue, 03/17/2026 - 11:00
James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
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