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UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise

In a news release on Friday, High Commissioner Volker Türk said individuals suspected of being undocumented migrants are being surveilled,…

6 months ago

Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment

A rising number of end-of-life patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group…

7 months ago

Baby Siwar back in hospital in Gaza after returning from treatment in Jordan

Fergal KeaneSpecial correspondentBBCSiwar Ashour spent six months in hospital in Jordan after being evacuated from GazaA one-year-old Palestinian girl evacuated…

7 months ago

Sir Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment

Sir Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer.The 85-year-old singer said the cancer was discovered when…

7 months ago

Staffordshire cancer patient welcomes newly-approved treatment

Andy GiddingsWest MidlandsFamily photoSharon Price said she wanted to avoid the need for surgeryA woman who successfully underwent a newly-approved…

8 months ago

Women traumatised by breast cancer treatment at NHS trust, BBC told

Sharon BarbourandMary O'Reilly,BBC Local InvestigationsBBCKate Driver says her cancer diagnosis was delayed and she was not offered the option of…

8 months ago

Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesFormer prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he is being treated for prostate cancer.It is the…

8 months ago

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment wait ‘traumatic’ for women, GP says

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIDr Jilly O'Hagan says patients are facing traumatic waits for diagnosis and treatmentA County Antrim…

8 months ago

Calls for legal right to paid leave for IVF treatment

Georgia RobertsPolitical Correspondent SUPPLIEDNatalie Rowntree says both she and her husband have been using sick days to attend IVF appointments…

9 months ago

Hertfordshire mum is first UK patient to trial new MS treatment

Lucy North/PA MediaEmily Henders is taking part in a trial of T-cell therapy, which has proved successful in treating blood…

9 months ago