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Fergus Walsh @BBCFergusWalsh

Medical Editor for the BBC

Joined May 2010
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bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…. This documentary explores issues around assisted dying. We filmed in Western Australia, at a hospice in Wiltshire and with lawmakers at Westminster. Thanks to all those who took part, especially the patients who shared their stories with us.

Panorama - Assisted Dying: What Next?

Will assisted dying ever happen in the UK, and how would it work if it did? The BBC's medical editor, Fergus Walsh, talks to leading supporters and opponents.

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First leukaemia patient to receive pioneering treatment on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62r…

First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi'

Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

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Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0y5…

Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.

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Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK bbc.com/news/articles/c2kpk8…

Prostate cancer screening trial to recruit thousands of men

The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.

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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again bbc.com/news/articles/c0qpz3…

Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again

The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.

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Such brilliant news for families affected by Huntington’s disease and for researchers. This is a moment of real hope. bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13…

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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Many thanks to the MJA for this award. Camilla, Joshua & I are honoured to receive it. We are extremely grateful to the families who took part in the filming on this complex and sensitive issue mjauk.org/2025/09/17/bbc-tea…

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What a night it was at the 2025 #MJAAwards! BBC team wins top MJA Award for report on assisted dying mjauk.org/2025/09/17/bbc-tea…

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Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ze8…

Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis

Scientists leading the trial at University College London believe the blood test could improve the accuracy of diagnosis of the disease to more than 90%.

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Drug for rare disease brings 'joy and hope' bbc.com/news/articles/c07dzr…

New drug offers potential cure for ultra rare inherited condition

A teenage patient who helped discover a rare condition is the first to benefit from a new treatment.

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Breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs too pricey for NHS bbc.com/news/articles/cq8zxx…

Breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs too pricey to be offered on NHS

Two breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs cost too much and have too little benefit for NHS use, review finds.

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“Very exciting” results using olaparib prior to surgery for breast cancer patients with BRCA1 & 2 gene mutations bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7wj…

Breast cancer gene families given hope by drug trial

Treating patients with a drug before surgery greatly reduced the chances of the cancer coming back, a small trial found.

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Dr Ellie Irwin’s mystery eye infection was finally diagnosed using metagenomics - and it saved her sight bbc.com/news/articles/czx45v…

Metagenomics test saves woman's sight after mystery infection

After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

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This documentary explores how assisted dying works in California and Canada. We speak to supporters and opponents and we witness the death of a patient, Wayne Hawkins, who wanted us to show what assisted dying involves. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

Assisted Dying: The Final Choice

A look at the patients in Canada and California legally choosing assisted dying, including both those undergoing the procedure and those who feel it puts the most vulnerable at risk.

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Assisted Dying: The Final Choice

A look at the patients in Canada and California legally choosing assisted dying, including both those undergoing the procedure and those who feel it puts the most vulnerable at risk.

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I’m very grateful to all the families and contributors to our reports from California and Canada. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rg…

Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death

Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.

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Around 1 in 20 deaths in Canada is medically assisted via a lethal injection of drugs into the bloodstream. We meet those in favour and opposed to Maid - Medical Assistance in Dying bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wx…

'I could live 30 years - but want to die': Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far?

BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live

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This documentary was filmed in California and Canada which both introduced assisted dying in 2016. It includes powerful voices on both sides of the debate. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

Assisted Dying: The Final Choice

A look at the patients in Canada and California legally choosing assisted dying, including both those undergoing the procedure and those who feel it puts the most vulnerable at risk.

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Weight loss drugs for everyone who is eligible would “bankrupt the NHS", says Professor Naveed Sattar, who leads the UK government's Obesity Healthcare Goals programme On @BBCiPlayer and @BBCOne now bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002701…

BBC One - Panorama, Weight Loss Jabs and the NHS

Panorama has access to one of the UK’s top hospitals as it rolls out weight loss drugs.

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Weight loss jabs offer hope to millions but can the NHS afford them? Panorama was given exclusive access to follow patients at Guy’s hospital in London. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

BBC One - Panorama, Weight Loss Jabs and the NHS

Panorama has access to one of the UK’s top hospitals as it rolls out weight loss drugs.

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