Entries by BBC News

What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

/by
Health spending £5bn less than government planned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

/by
‘Horrendous birth experience left me in therapy’

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

/by
Executive lockdown meetings my lowest days – Swann

The health minister questioned whether a cross-community vote to extend lockdown was 'morally right'.

/by