Available for over a year In 1964, the future for children born with Cystic Fibrosis was grim – most faced a life cut tragically short. Today, the majority of people living with CF in the UK are adults, a testament to extraordinary medical progress. We meet Annabelle who lives with Cystic Fibrosis, and once believed […]

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. The prize is shared by Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi and US researchers Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell. They discovered “security guards” that eliminate parts of the immune system

Charlotte WrightPolitical Editor, South East PA Media Green Party leader Zack Polanski spoke to Charlotte Wright ahead of the party’s annual conference in Bournemouth The leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach “led by public health experts, not politicians”. Speaking to BBC South East ahead of

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an NHS investigation found The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey told the family of a patient who

BBC Sian Jones says she hopes the new service will help improve access to medication for women suffering from UTIs A woman who has endured the pain of urinary tract infections (UTIs) all her adult life has welcomed the news that 99% of pharmacies in Wales will now able to treat the condition without a

BBC Jonathan Jones was given chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, but NHS guidelines say they should only be taken for six months A brain cancer patient who says he was prescribed chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, even though NHS guidelines say they should only be taken for six months, has said he feels his youth

Michael Buchanan, Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an investigation found Seven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon who continues to work for the NHS, the BBC has learned. An NHS investigation found problems in Karen Booth’s cases included

A charity is to open the region’s first centre to support women with endometriosis. The condition causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovaries, pelvis, bladder and bowel. It can cause extreme pain, fatigue, heavy periods and can make it difficult to get pregnant. Helen

Dominic HughesHealth correspondent Getty Images Some medics involved in sexual misconduct cases were handed suspensions instead of General Medical Council advice to strike them off the medical register Last month we reported on research that found in nearly a quarter of cases involving sexual misconduct, the MPTS imposed sanctions on doctors that were more lenient

Facebook Daniel Hay was a consultant gynaecologist at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust A former NHS gynaecologist’s risky practices and shortcuts contributed to women suffering severe physical harm, a long-awaited report into his care has found. Daniel Hay joined the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust in