Deaf patients condemn lack of NHS interpreters
Members of Hull’s deaf community say they are “misunderstood” and face regular delays to treatment.
Category: Health
Why are fewer people donating their organs?
The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.
‘Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer’
Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.
I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
I was full of shame after being sacked for having endometriosis
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.
Intrusive thoughts? John has a room for that
John tells Elis and Dave about his mind’s “resentment room”.
Court upholds return of surgeon who harassed staff
James Gilbert, who was based in Oxford, was previously suspended for sexual harassment.
Olive oil and bone broth: Do viral gut health foods actually work?
Many trending foods contain a “small seed of truth” but are often oversold as miracle products.
Dad who nearly lost tongue to cancer urges men’s virus awareness
A father-of-two reveals how a tumour in his tongue was caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
Increase school funding to meet need for special education, MPs urge
A cross-party group calls on the government to “align funding to need”, as ministers consider SEND reforms.