‘I waited 30 years for my endometriosis diagnosis’
Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with “barbaric” pain but was constantly dismissed.
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Streeting praises response to meningitis outbreak
Wes Streeting praises the “Herculean efforts” to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.
‘Having coeliac disease aged 9 means I’m normal with a tiny twist’
Nine-year-old Eliza’s mum says she was relieved when her daughter was diagnosed with the disease.
I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit – here’s what I want mums to know
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 34 people, killing two of them, has been labelled “unprecedented”.
No Pills or Needles, Just Paper: How Deadly Drugs Are Changing
Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.
David Botstein, Gene-Mapping Pioneer, Dies at 83
His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.
Meningitis B: Your questions answered
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B
Thousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.
‘I feel so grateful to be alive,’ Kent University meningitis survivor says
Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.
Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.
I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma
Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.
Why I Decided to Share My Cancer Surgery With Times Readers
An editor on the limits of shyness in the face of serious disease.
Woman with ‘agonising’ condition to ‘give back’
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be “met with a little extra comfort”.
Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
‘People with ADHD are great in a crisis’
‘People with ADHD are great in a crisis’
Trauma Bonding: What It Means and How to Spot the Signs
The phrase has been used online to describe connections built through shared suffering, but experts say that’s all wrong.
Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
Ozempic Is About to Go Generic in India, China and Canada
In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.
Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.