Entries by BBC News

A&E patients ending in ‘corridors and cupboards’ /in /by

A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in 'corridors and cupboards'.

Social media ‘spiral’ found after sister’s death /in /by

A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the "spiral that she was going through" was evident from her social media history.

Former nurse dies amid dementia drug shortages /in /by

Pearl Roche died with dementia weeks after her family struggled to get supplies of her medication.

Heart trial after breast cancer has ‘improved my life’ /in /by

Lucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.

Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis /in /by

Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.

Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers /in /by

The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.

Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis /in /by

NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.

Women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties /in /by

One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.

People Fixing The World /in /by

What can be done to prevent, detect and treat the silent killer, sepsis?

I’m on a mission to convince people to work less /in /by

Jo Hooper spent her 20s chasing career success, but had two work-related breakdowns before she was 31.