Entries by BBC News

Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO

HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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NHS trust fined £1.6m over failings in baby deaths

The fine over the deaths of Adele O’Sullivan, Kahlani Rawson and Quinn Parker is the largest for an NHS trust in maternity care.

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Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation

Thousands of partners, parents, children and siblings of victims may be in line for payments.

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Judge’s sperm donor warning over man who ‘fathered 180 children’

Women are warned against a man who claims his sperm has fathered children all around the world.

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‘Future generations need cure’ for brain disorder

Scientists hope to find a cure for a genetic condition linked back to a single Cumbrian family line.

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‘I have to shower at the gym’ – disabled people wait for simple home changes

The time taken for councils to do home adaptation assessments for elderly and disabled people has risen, the BBC finds.

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Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says

It comes after concerns over the High Court’s capacity to hear each individual case in England and Wales.

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Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors

Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.

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Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors

Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.

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Troubled NHS trust pleads guilty in baby deaths case

The trust has pleaded guilty to six offences in relation to the deaths of three babies in 2021.

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