Health News

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

Monday, February 6, 2012 7:33:12 AM CST

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:17:10 PM CST

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

Monday, February 6, 2012 8:07:11 AM CST

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:10:25 PM CST

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'A little too much drink' warning

Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:39:22 PM CST

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

Thursday, February 2, 2012 6:07:13 PM CST

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Health bodies reject NHS reforms

Friday, February 3, 2012 9:23:39 AM CST

Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

Under 10s have eating disorders

Monday, February 6, 2012 3:13:37 AM CST

A number of children under 10 are treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders, the Department of Health says.

Weekend hospital admission fears

Friday, February 3, 2012 4:37:17 AM CST

Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.

Mum gives birth outside hospital

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:20:07 AM CST

A woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.

Poison arrest nurse loses appeal

Friday, February 3, 2012 10:32:55 AM CST

A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.

Brains may be wired for addiction

Thursday, February 2, 2012 1:03:24 PM CST

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'

Friday, February 3, 2012 7:09:29 AM CST

Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.

UK workers 'richer but stressed'

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:14:30 PM CST

Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.

Science decodes 'internal voices'

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:29:41 PM CST

Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.

Foetus parties: Womb with a view?

Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:31:22 PM CST

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"

AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back

Monday, February 6, 2012 6:21:10 AM CST

Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.

AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?

Monday, February 6, 2012 4:35:42 AM CST

Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.