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BBCWe are now in the era of weight-loss drugs.Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape…
Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCThere is nothing in life that is free of risk. That includes vaccines. But the evidence is compelling…
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BBCListen to Jim read this articleFive times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in…
Alison HoltSocial affairs editorBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe Liberal Democrats have called on the government to exempt social care from the…
The judge said a customs officer had acted improperly in stripping Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, of…
Vaping products are already subject to 20% VAT but, unlike tobacco, they do not attract a separate additional tax.As part…
Covid inquiryProf Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west…
Covid inquiryBoris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic,…
The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during…
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and…
Sophie HutchinsonHealth correspondentFamily handoutJamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemicFamilies of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the…
Healthcare staff will start encouraging patients to enjoy nature and the outdoors in a new scheme in the West Midlands.More…
The Covid inquiry was launched by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in June 2022, more than a year after he…
Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help…
Erica Donnelly, Jessica Tse, Jack LathamThe BBC spoke to six people – including Erica, Jessica and Jack – who have…
Covid inquiryDido Harding said she had repeatedly urged greater financial support payments during the pandemicIf the UK had spent more…
Jane DeithBBC File on 4 InvestigatesBBCListen to Jane read this articleAt the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan…
Dominic HughesHealth CorrespondentReporting fromDouglas, Isle of ManGetty ImagesThe Isle of Man could be the first jurisdiction in the British Isles…
Getty ImagesDoug Barrowman, who led PPE Medpro, pictured alongside his wife Baroness Michelle Mone. The chair of the Covid inquiry…
Getty ImagesMichael Gove outside the Covid Inquiry after giving evidence on Monday, 10 March.Michael Gove has told the Covid inquiry…
Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have accused the Covid inquiry of an “establishment cover-up” after their second attempt…
BBCIn the next 24 hours and then over the following fortnight up until the Spring Statement, the government is going…
Matt Hancock has defended government deals to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, saying the country was in…