Entries by BBC News - Health

Child obesity in pandemic could have lifelong effects, study says

Researchers say children who gained weight in the pandemic could develop diseases later in life.

Bullying ‘normal occurrence’ at Newcastle NHS trust, say CQC

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's CQC rating is downgraded to "requires improvement".

Footballer Michael Owen on sight loss: ‘I’d swap eyes with my son if I could’

The father and son on getting to grips with a degenerative eye condition.

Millions lose access to free NHS earwax removal

Patients unable to afford private treatment are turning to "dangerous self-removal methods", the RNID says.

Whooping cough cases in Wales show sharp increase

Cases of whooping cough are rising rapidly in Wales for the first time in five years.

Alarming 30-fold rise in measles in Europe – WHO

Urgent measures are needed now to stop further spread, the World Health Organization says.

Royal Blackburn Hospital: ‘My dad, 80, spent 36 hours on corridor trolley’

Gail Myerscough says she is "horrified" patients are put on trolleys in corridors at Royal Blackburn.

Theresa May horrified by type 1 diabetes disordered eating

Better awareness and more NHS support are needed, the former prime minister says.

Measles jab campaign targets unprotected millions

More than three million children under 16 are at risk of becoming ill, NHS England says.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital isolating measles patients

A&E consultant Chris Bird said the measures felt like going "back to Covid" in some ways.