Scotland becomes first in UK to test newborns for rare genetic condition
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years. Read More
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. Read More
Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled “unprecedented”. Read More
Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent – but this isn’t the normal pattern, so what could have happened? Read More
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. Read More
What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?
Two people have died following an “unpredecented” outbreak of meningitis in Kent. Read More
Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough – key findings from Covid report
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk – what you need to know. Read More