Entries by BBC News

I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo – could it save your life?

It’s hoped phages could give us new ways of treating infections which are immune to antibiotics.

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Tom Grennan talks about therapy and imposter syndrome

Roman Kemp & Tom Grennan dive into therapy on the You About? podcast.

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How is your hospital doing as NHS battles to bring down waiting times?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital

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How is your hospital doing as NHS battles to bring down waiting times?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital

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How is your hospital doing as NHS battles to bring down waiting times?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital

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Drug for rare disease brings ‘joy and hope’

A teenage patient who helped discover a rare condition is the first to benefit from a new treatment.

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Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

There have been hundreds of cases of acute pancreatitis in people who have also taken Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Womb lining test offers miscarriage hope to women

The test can measure whether an abnormal reaction in the womb could make pregnancy loss more likely.

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Ransomware attack contributed to patient’s death

An NHS trust in London confirms an unexpected patient death during the cyber attack on 3 June 2024.

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I lost £15,000 after going to an IVF middleman

Companies that act as “middlemen” between patients and doctors are not regulated by the fertility watchdog.

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