Hip fracture 'was excruciating'

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:28 GMT

Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience.

Casualty of weight loss surgery

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:42:47 GMT

A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.

North-South split in alcohol harm

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT

Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.

Phone app to monitor heartbeat

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:05:56 GMT

More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.

Motion capture clue to human behaviour

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:23:27 GMT

The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

Transplant dash driver faces ban

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:01:49 GMT

An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.

How to spot and combat bedbugs

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:54:47 GMT

Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.

Transplant boy says 'thank you'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:44:31 GMT

A toddler who was just a month old when he had a heart transplant has been reunited with hospital staff who helped to save his life.

Heart drug 'exciting discovery'

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:04:19 GMT

Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug "slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart".

'I have to graze on food all day'

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:01:42 GMT

Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life.

'There's confidence in NHS Direct'

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:49:23 GMT

The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option.

Vocal therapy for Alzheimer’s patients

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:07:55 GMT

Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia.

'How surgery helped us lose weight'

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:46:53 GMT

The number of NHS patients having surgery in order to lose weight has increased by nearly 800 per cent in just five years.

Is your doctor's religion relevant?

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:34:09 GMT

Professor Clive Seale and Baroness Finlay discuss a study which has found that doctors' religious beliefs affect their decision making

Juggling work and being a new dad

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:12:57 GMT

Manish Patel has just become a new dad. He is learning to juggle the responsibility of being a parent, with his high powered career.

Gadgets to keep new hospital clean

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:50:18 GMT

Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reveals the latest technology to keep it clean and free from infection.

Experimental surgery for eye condition

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:34:11 GMT

Doctors are trying a new procedure to treat Keratoconus, a degenerative condition of the eyes.

Tagging for psychiatric patients

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:27:22 GMT

For the first time in Britain, a satellite tracking system is being used to monitor the movements of violent offenders with mental health problems.

IT company aims to end female foeticide

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:48:24 GMT

India is fighting to stop female foeticide.

Concerns over GP NHS commissioning

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:38:32 GMT

Handing GPs control of the health budget and commissioning of hospital services would be "disastrous", a medical charity has warned. Sophie Hutchinson meets a family opposed to the move.

'A hidden health problem few admit to'

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:35:34 GMT

There were almost 500,000 new sex infections in UK last year and experts fear the safer sex message is not getting through to young people.

TV show gets children to exercise

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:05:35 GMT

Lazytown's creator and star Magnus Scheving told BBC Breakfast about the show's new single and impressed Bill and Sian with his skills.

Chelsea pensioners need room upgrade

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:05:47 GMT

Its been the home to the 'Men in Scarlet' for more than 300 years, but the Grade One listed Royal Hospital Chelsea is beginning to show its age.

Bowel cancer drug move criticised

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:11:49 GMT

Campaigners have condemned a decision to turn down a bowel cancer drug for use on the NHS in England and Wales.

I didn't tell daughter she was dying

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:17:38 GMT

Heather Othick chose not to tell her eleven-year-old daughter Ellie Othick-Bowmaker that she was dying of brain cancer.

Optical illusions 'detect schizophrenia'

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:23:59 GMT

People with schizophrenia apparently can't see optical illusions - so could this be a way to test people for the condition?

Staple surgery pair shed 25 stone

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:46:13 GMT

A couple who have lost a total of 25 stone have been defending their right to surgery by the NHS.

North-South split in alcohol harm

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:54:50 GMT

Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.