BBC Health News Feed
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- Nearly all NHS trusts failing to hit cancer target 11 November 2025Experts say patients are being harmed by cancer diagnosis and treatment delays.
- Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot 10 November 2025A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.
- Surgical menopause like a 'hormonal cliff edge' 10 November 2025Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.
- Hospital failings continued after Alice Figueiredo death, leaked documents show 10 November 2025Four months after a young woman died in a mental health unit, another patient tried to harm herself in similar circumstances, leaked documents show.
- Illuminated 9 November 2025Emily Berry's exploration of agoraphobia.
- Nursing watchdog 'should've acted faster on Letby' 9 November 2025Lucy Letby was free to work without any restrictions imposed by the regulator until she was charged.
- New flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade' 9 November 2025Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.
- Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key 9 November 2025You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
- DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97 8 November 2025Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
- You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment? 8 November 2025A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.