Entries by BBC News - Health

Sick days at work hit highest level for 10 years

Workers are taking more days off due to stress, Covid and the cost-of living crisis, research suggests.

NHS strikes: More than a million appointments cancelled in England

There are calls for both sides to end the doctors' pay row, ahead of joint strike action next week.

What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises

Hospitalisations have gone up since the summer and a new variant is spreading. Should we be concerned?

Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms

Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.

Family of ill teen say they were silenced by courts

The 19-year-old is named as Sudiksha Thirumalesh after legal restrictions are lifted.

Children on Addenbrooke’s Hospital wards offered PE lessons

Ella, nine, finds hospital "boring" and loves the lessons which are believed to be a hospital first.

Girl receives UK’s first rejection-free kidney from mum

Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi's immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs.

Student’s ‘freshers’ flu’ turned out to be meningitis

A student who ignored the symptoms of meningitis urges others to be aware of the signs.

Patient’s water drinking death was preventable

The 18-year-old man died in a Scottish hospital after drinking an excessive amount of water.

Strikes by NHS doctors leaving ‘patients in limbo’

Patients affected by walk-outs by striking NHS staff say they have been "left in limbo".