One million have undiagnosed diabetes in England
Experts are particularly worried about the proportion of younger people whose health is at risk. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The NHS hidden waiting lists terrifying patients
Patients are facing delays for ongoing cancer care, heart check-ups and eye treatment in England. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Woman worried after no ADHD medicine for months
Hannah Huxford from Grimsby is unable to get hold of her ADHD medicine due to a national shortage. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Hearing my children's laughter is like torture'
Karen Cook has a rare condition called pain hyperacusis which causes crippling and debilitating pain. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UK exam could be scrapped for foreign dentists
Overseas dentists may be provisionally registered to work in England without checks, plans say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The day I found out I had special 'neo' blood
Some patients, especially newborns, need specially tested blood to ensure it does not cause harm. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Parkinson's drug to be rolled out on NHS
The treatment will mean many people no longer needing to take more than 20 pills across the day. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Clinical trial plea for young man with failing heart
Without a clinical trial, Louis O'Brien-Smith fears he will "keep deteriorating and probably die". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Ethnic bias' delayed care before pregnancy death
A probe at Liverpool Women's Hospital finds delayed diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant black woman. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

12-hour A&E waits in winter 'becoming normalised'
Experts warn long waits becoming normalised as NHS winter waits show little sign of improvement. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

England now seeing clusters of measles cases
Another 56 cases have been seen in the last week across a number of regions. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

School uniforms may impede child activity - study
A Cambridge study suggests that children who wear school uniforms may be less physically active. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Meaty' rice grown in lab for protein kick
A team in South Korea say they have cracked how to grow beef muscle and fat cells inside grains of rice. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Confusion over ultra-processed food labelling
Information currently provided to people buying ultra-processed foods may be insufficient, researchers say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IVF clinic investigated over possible damaged eggs
Guy's Hospital has apologised to more than 100 woman whose eggs and embryos may have been damaged. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news