Tag Archive for: BBC News

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF/in /by
Its passage comes barely two weeks after a state ruling that frozen embryos are children sparked a political firestorm.
Health staff start court fight over long Covid/in /by
They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.
How will the new vaping tax work?/in /by
Single-use disposable vapes will be banned, and a new vaping duty will be introduced to protect health.
What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?/in /by
The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.
Astonishing early reluctance to call Covid civil emergency – inquiry/in /by
An expert says Welsh government felt Covid "wasn't a civil emergency" in early March 2020.
Hospital patient given ‘corridor care’ for 14 hours/in /by
A patient at a hospital experiencing "record admissions" says he had no access to water.
Health staff start court fight over long Covid/in /by
They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.
German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times/in /by
Researchers have written up the unusual case in a medical journal.
Unions back improved NHS senior doctor pay offer/in /by
Consultants in England to vote on new deal after rejecting previous offer by narrow margin.
NHS trust admits failures over death of baby boy/in /by
A coroner hears hospital staff failed to give Zachary Taylor-Smith's mum antibiotics during labour.