In a development that will surprise absolutely no one who has ever touched grass, researchers are exploring whether rooftop gardens can help very ill patients heal faster. Meanwhile, three people have died from a suspected outbreak of a rodent-borne illness, because nature giveth and nature taketh away.

Twelve-year-old Vivaan Sharma was among 94 patients harmed by surgeon Yaser Jabbar, proving that sometimes the scalpel is mightier than the stethoscope in all the wrong ways. Denise Bacon, 65, underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) as Parkinson's Disease has affected her ability to walk, swim, dance, and play her instrument - though we're told the DBS is helping her keep her sense of humor.

Rebecca ordered a jab online but is now reconsidering after losing some of her hair, which is the internet's version of buyer's remorse. Two doctors described their reaction after seeing the first child in the UK born to a mother using a donated womb, while Baby Amy's mother called it an "act of sisterly love" - which is a much nicer origin story than most.

Using pictures or music to evoke responses in people living with dementia can help start conversations with loved ones and carers, because sometimes a Beatles song does what a thousand words cannot. Clive Myrie spent a day inside the Royal Free Hospital to see how the NHS is coping after intense, annual winter pressures, and one patient waited 24 hours for a bed in the emergency department - which is basically a marathon in horizontal form.

Twelve-year-old Alice discovered a love for football during a medication shortage, because when life gives you lemons, you kick them. A number of senators grilled a controversial nominee over his views on vaccines and abortion, because nothing says "healthcare" like political theater. Michael Stevenson is staying in a nursing home while attempts are made to find him a care package, which is a nice way of saying the system is trying to find him a place to live.

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy called for more openness on health matters, which is easy to say when you're already a legend. The surgical feat was performed on a New York medic who says she got her "life back" because of the procedure, and the celebrity chef announced he was diagnosed with a mental health condition earlier this year, proving that even Michelin stars can't fix everything.

Finally, the parents of a toddler waiting for a liver and bowel transplant are pleading with parents to have the conversation about organ donation - because sometimes the hardest talk is the one that saves a life.