Health

Feb 07, 2012 08:08AM

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Feb 07, 2012 07:45AM

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

Feb 06, 2012 06:48PM

Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

Feb 07, 2012 06:59AM

Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

Feb 06, 2012 11:27AM

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Feb 07, 2012 04:15AM

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

Feb 06, 2012 06:33AM

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Feb 05, 2012 07:17PM

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

Feb 05, 2012 07:10PM

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

Feb 04, 2012 05:39PM

'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Feb 02, 2012 05:07PM

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Feb 03, 2012 08:23AM

Health bodies reject NHS reforms

Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

Feb 06, 2012 07:07AM

Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

Jan 31, 2012 05:14PM

UK workers 'richer but stressed'

Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.

Jan 12, 2012 06:31PM

Foetus parties: Womb with a view?

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"

Feb 06, 2012 05:21AM

AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back

Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.

Feb 06, 2012 03:35AM

AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?

Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.

Feb 05, 2012 02:18AM

VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning

A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.

Feb 06, 2012 03:01AM

AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law

Feb 02, 2012 10:23AM

VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'

Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.