BBC News - Health
The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:31:22 GMT
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:11 GMT
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.
How we can help children improve their health
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:46 GMT
'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'
Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:48:38 GMT
Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.
AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:10 GMT
Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.
Court hears social care challenge
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:59:53 GMT
The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.
'A little too much drink' warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:39:22 GMT
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.
AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:08 GMT
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law
VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 GMT
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.
'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:10:25 GMT
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:41 GMT
Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.
Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMT
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.
NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:12 GMT
The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.
The power of cooking skills
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:53:10 GMT
How letting children cook helps them eat better
Lansley 'has PM's full support'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:08:42 GMT
Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".
Living outside the hearing world
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:41 GMT
Why refuse an implant that would improve hearing?
VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:18:10 GMT
A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.
Analysis: Pharmaceutical woes
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:11 GMT
Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure
UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMT
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.
VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:40 GMT
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
Hundreds seek NHS implant advice
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:18 GMT
Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:15 GMT
Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.
Designing out errors in hospital
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:18 GMT
How wards could be made safer
Death leads to ambulance demand
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:15:03 GMT
Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.
GMC guidance on assisted suicide
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:03 GMT
The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.
'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:41 GMT
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:42 GMT
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.
Campaign to cut smoking in cars
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:17:10 GMT
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.
