BBC Health News

Ministers admit it could take to 2024 to get numbers down as recovery plan unveiled.

A weekly injection that suppresses hunger will soon become available, if draft guidelines are approved.

We go back into the BBC archive and look at the flu epidemic of 1989, and its impact on Scotland.

The Scottish Conservatives want Test and Protect replaced with a cheaper and more targeted system.

Black women face higher risks of miscarriage - and experts say this urgent problem needs more attention.

Natasha Necati from Essex spoke to the BBC about her experiences.

Life-changing treatments don't always come cheap, so how should the NHS cut its cloth?

Up to a third of UK children - mostly teens - consume at least one energy drink a week, research reveals.

CODA tells the story of a hearing child raised in a deaf family and features a nearly all deaf cast.

Prescribing the painkiller for chronic pain could have risks, as well as benefits, a study finds.

Sian Griffiths swims to aid her recovery but feels ashamed she cannot go back to work.

The Duchess is the first member of the Royal Family to appear in the famous children's TV slot.

Boris Johnson promises action after plans to tackle record waiting lists in England are delayed.

Michel Roccati tells the BBC he "almost has a normal life" again thanks to an electrical implant.

The Scottish government is criticised for not doing more to prevent record waiting times and staff shortages.

A charity says a biobank library of human tissue is needed so experts can try to cure tinnitus.

The health secretary says the delay is to make sure everyone in government is behind the plan.

A detailed plan by NHS England to reduce waiting lists for procedures is held back by one section of government.

David M’zee received an electrical implant to his spine in 2017, it enables him to walk slowly and stand.

A woman says her all-terrain wheelchair means she can access the Peak District home she loves.