BBC Health News

Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs say15 May 2025 01:38MPs say new laws and "deep-rooted cultural change" are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.
GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests14 May 2025 01:37GPs are deeply divided over assisted dying with personal beliefs shaping their views, BBC research reveals.
For, against, undecided: Three GPs give their views on assisted dying14 May 2025 01:58GPs from different areas of England tell us how they feel about plans to legalise assisted dying.
Government has no clear plan for NHS England abolition, say MPs14 May 2025 00:15Cross-party group of MPs say move is causing uncertainty at time when NHS is under huge pressure.
New hope for patients with breast cancer gene13 May 2025 16:04Treating patients with a drug before surgery greatly reduced the chances of the cancer coming back, a small trial found.
Child obesity clinics seeing BMIs over 5013 May 2025 08:48Many are from the most deprived areas, and a significant number are neurodivergent or have other health conditions, a study says.

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