Latest Health News from the BBC

1. Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery

   Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

2. Tighter rules planned to protect people from cosmetic surgery that goes badly wrong

   There will be restrictions on who can carry out procedures and fines for those who flout the law, in England in 2027.

3. Second Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repayments

   Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation.

4. Government failings allowed Covid 'to spread like wildfire' in care homes, inquiry finds

   The sixth report from Covid inquiry criticises the lack of PPE and the way patients were discharged from hospital.

5. Covid failings in care homes: What the inquiry says

   From the shocking lack of PPE to restrictions on visitors - the key points from the sixth Covid inquiry report.

6. Can a simple photo of your face reveal how ill you are?

   AI may help doctors judge how ill a patient is using a single photograph of their face, say US researchers.

7. POV: Your girls' PE lesson gets a glow up

   Can activities like yoga, dance and fitness encourage more girls to enjoy sport?

8. NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close

   The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.

9. Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows', BBC finds

   Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.

10. Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US

    The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Chicago, where communities are battling a new wave of synthetic drugs.

11. Ending corridor care in hospitals for children a priority, says health secretary

    Yvette Cooper also announces £140m investment in England's urgent care system, ahead of winter.

12. Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

    The pontiff will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter's Square on Sunday.

13. 'Lessons need to be learnt' as report into care homes during Covid published

    An inquiry found that Government failings in care settings allowed the spread of Covid.

14. 'I started ketamine at 14 and needed nappies at 22'

    For the last two years Megan has been in agony and unable to stand straight because of her ketamine use.

15. 'I started ketamine at 14 and needed nappies at 22' - the rise of young people going to rehab

    For the last two years Megan has been in agony and unable to stand straight because of her ketamine use.