Entries by BBC News

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal /in /by

Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.

Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says /in /by

MPs heard "harrowing stories" from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets.

Birth trauma inquiry urges maternity care overhaul /in /by

Changes in postnatal care are also required, MPs say after hearing "harrowing" evidence from UK women.

Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies /in /by

The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman's death was not a result of the transplant.

Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use /in /by

Patients say the device allows them to reduce the number of hospital visits involved in cancer care.

Vaccine expert ‘very worried’ by whooping cough deaths /in /by

Five babies have died from the infection amid a rise in cases in the UK.

Mum ignored test and got cancer says BBC presenter /in /by

BBC Wales' Lucy Owen on her mum's regrets at taking no notice of bowel cancer test offers.

Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began /in /by

Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation.

Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began /in /by

Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation.

‘World first’ for double hand transplant patient /in /by

Tanya Shepherd has received pioneering blood treatment to prevent her body rejecting her new hands.