- + England tops chart for child alcohol use - report—The World Health Organization also finds higher rates of drinking and vaping among teenage girls.
- + Calls to help with donations of 'miracle' plasma—Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.
- + Action needed on needless asthma deaths, says charity—There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns.
- + PM's dementia adviser quits over benefits clawback—Johnny Timpson says the government is failing to protect vulnerable people by not intervening earlier.
- + 'Covid Inquiry needs to hear from people like me'—Peter Livingstone hopes the inquiry will look at how people with disabilities coped in the pandemic.
- + Cigarette prices motivating more to give up - study—The cost-of-living crisis is having an impact - but health concerns remain the top reason for quitting.
- + Chat room helps Destiny-Rae, 5, find a new kidney—An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.
- + Letby seeks permission for conviction appeal—Lucy Letby is applying for permission to appeal her convictions before a panel of judges.
- + Drug dealers offer BBC team deadly opioids—Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from China, BBC finds.
- + Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis—The number of under 65s struggling with poor health is rising - and it's a threat to the economy.
- + What do GPs think of Sunak's sick note plans?—We asked some GPs what they thought of other professionals taking on their responsibility for sick notes.
- + Gender care review author attacks 'misinformation'—Dr Hilary Cass says adults who deliberately spread false information are putting young people at risk.
- + Post office scandal helped infected blood campaign—Campaigner Andy Evans said it has raised awareness of those given infected blood products.
- + Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'—The PM says benefits have become a 'lifestyle choice', but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
- + Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in welfare speech—The PM will say the focus should be on "what work you can do", but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
- + Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'—Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.
- + Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones—The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
- + Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials—They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
- + More young, affluent women may be smoking - study—Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say.
- + Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers—It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research.
- + NHS weight management service offered to under fours—Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.
- + GP could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest—Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022.
- + 'My son had a stroke when he was 12 minutes old'—The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says.
- + Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – report—Underage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials.
- + Sweden votes to lower age to change legal gender to 16—Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 - but this will make it easier.
- + Met investigates 'stem-cell autism cure' claim—The local council says it is aware of concerns over "experimental procedures" on autistic children.
- + Met investigates 'stem cell autism cure' claim—The local council says it is aware of concerns over "experimental procedures" on autistic children.
- + Girl, 8, has world-first brain surgery—A girl from Cheshire is receiving pioneering treatment for dystonia, a lifelong neurological condition.
- + Singer Lucy Rose couldn't lift her baby after collapsing—The musician broke her back in eight places after giving birth, but struggled to be taken seriously.
- + Call to ban smacking in England and Northern Ireland—Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.
- + MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009—The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
- + MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009—Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.
- + Martin Tyler: I nearly lost my voice forever—The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.
- + What is the smoking ban and how will it work?—The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes.
- + Who can get a Covid booster this spring?—Those most at risk from Covid across the UK are being offered a spring booster by the NHS.
- + 'Inoperable' Eva gets spinal surgery after review—A fresh review of Eva's case prompted by BBC coverage led to the operation going ahead last week.
- + Arm skin patch could warn of organ rejection—A rash appearing on the patch could allow early treatment to stop problems escalating.
- + End-of-life case parents call for naming of doctors—The parents of Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi attend the Supreme Court for a two-day hearing.
- + Young nose cells may help children fight off Covid—Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection.
- + 'No end to the stress' of ADHD medication shortage—Those with the condition say their struggle to get the drugs they need is causing increasing anxiety.
- + Boy, 7, died from Aids after doctor ignored rules—The doctor who gave Colin Smith imported blood products broke his NHS department's guidelines.
- + Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?—Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
- + 'Zombie' drug found in cannabis THC vapes in UK—Cannabis vapes are being sold containing the dangerous animal tranquiliser xylazine, experts say.
- + What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?—Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
- + What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia?—Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
- + What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous?—The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world.
- + Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits—BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.
- + Health staff start court fight over long Covid—They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.
- + What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?—The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.
- + 'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’—People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.
- + 'There are loads of people that vape at school'—A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes.
- + Sunak reveals he fasts at beginning of the week—The PM says he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things” on other days.
- + UK Covid inquiry comes to Scotland… in 90 seconds—The BBC's Kirsten Campbell outlines what can be expected during three weeks of evidence held in Edinburgh.
- + What to do if you have Covid—No Covid restrictions are in place across the UK, so how should you manage having it?
- + Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?—There were more flu deaths than Covid ones last winter - but for some, the fear remains. Why?
- + Error to open pubs not schools, Covid inquiry told—The ex-children's commissioner in England says most senior officials did not put children first.
- + Covid jab could be available privately from 2024—Moderna is hoping to make its Covid jab available privately in the UK.
- + How much do junior doctors really get paid?—The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.
- + Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?—The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
- + Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned—An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence.
- + How 175 British children were infected with HIV—Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.
- + 'I'll keep fighting until everyone is compensated'—A woman who lost both parents in the infected blood scandal says many victims still need justice.
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