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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked request for 10,000 NHS beds

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked request for 10,000 NHS beds

Covid inquiry Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid
Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from PPE running out in Covid

Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from PPE running out

The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during
Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu

Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version
What is in the proposed law?

What is in the proposed law?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images MPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying
Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84

Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84

Ernest Drucker, a pioneering public-health researcher who approached drug addiction with compassion, invigorated needle-exchange programs to stem the AIDS epidemic
Can a drug trial solve the big debate?

Can a drug trial solve the big debate?

Getty Images It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the
Children should be more resilient, say experts

Children should be more resilient, say experts

BBC Jane Graham has been a school nurse for nearly 20 years – and during this time the nature of
Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows

Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows

Catherine Snowdon BBC News Getty Images Unique national research for England has demonstrated the “significant” impact the gynaecological condition endometriosis
Global report calls for obesity to be redefined

Global report calls for obesity to be redefined

Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images People with excess body fat can still be active and healthy, experts say Calling
Families failed by Covid vaccines tell inquiry of their pain

Families failed by Covid vaccines tell inquiry of their pain

Sophie Hutchinson Health correspondent Family handout Jamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemic Families of those harmed by