BBC: Health

• Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market origins

  A team of scientists say it is "beyond reasonable doubt" the Covid pandemic started with infected animals.

• High-grade masks evidence weak, Covid inquiry told

  UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.

• Harm at risk of being normalised in maternity care, regulator says

  Many of the maternity failings at scandal-hit hospitals are being seen elsewhere, England’s NHS regulator says.

• Eyesight fears as hospital delays hit record high

  Long waits for hospital eye treatment are growing and appointment delays hit a record, figures show.

• More families refusing to donate relatives' organs

  Hundreds of patients died waiting for a transplant last year, amid concerns about consent rates.