Stop telling me to lower my cortisol - it's making me stressed! Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps June 21, 2025 Social media is awash with claims it can help us destress and lower cortisol levels – but experts warn against these "quick fixes". Read more
Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 30, 2024 Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why? Read more
Woman saw 20 doctors before endometriosis diagnosis Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 28, 2024 Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years. Read more
Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 28, 2024 MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives. Read more
Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 28, 2024 Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery. Read more
The families borrowing to pay for care Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2024 Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care. Read more
Katie Price warns about 'damaging' plastic surgery Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2024 The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens". Read more
Council spending on special needs transport doubles Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 26, 2024 The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets. Read more
Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 26, 2024 Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns. Read more
Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 26, 2024 Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game. Read more
Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2024 British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not 'effective' and the illegal market is high. Read more
Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2024 BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk. Read more
Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2024 Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised". Read more
Health workers will get promised payments Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2024 More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least £1,600. Read more
Junior doctors in Wales begin four-day strike Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2024 Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date until Friday in a dispute over pay. Read more
The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 23, 2024 He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child. Read more
What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 22, 2024 In a video message she said she started preventative chemotherapy last month. Read more
What is pregabalin and why can it be dangerous? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 22, 2024 The prescription drug has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world. Read more
Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 22, 2024 Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy. Read more
MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2024 Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome. Read more
What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2024 Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different. Read more
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2024 The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say. Read more
What are assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2024 Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different. Read more
Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 18, 2024 New figures show the average wait in Wales to have the condition diagnosed is the longest in the UK. Read more
Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 15, 2024 Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition. Read more
What is the infected blood scandal? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 15, 2024 Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Read more
What is the infected blood scandal? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 15, 2024 Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Read more
Trying to stay alive in a town of despair Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 14, 2024 How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool. Read more
Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 14, 2024 BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment. Read more
Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 14, 2024 Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate. Read more
Vicky Pattison: Why I’d donate my frozen eggs Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2024 The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn't use. Read more
Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2024 Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action. Read more
Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2024 Young people are being urged to have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine following a rise in measles cases. Read more
NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 12, 2024 Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says. Read more
What is the new vaping tax and when will it start? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 12, 2024 The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping. Read more
Artists bid to make Aids memorial near Diana ward Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2024 Judges will choose between five artists to create London's first permanent Aids memorial. Read more
Workplace mental health service firm investigated Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2024 Allegations of poor practice at major UK provider Health Assured have been made to BBC File on 4. Read more
Medical device bias needs urgent action - review Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2024 The review focuses on devices frequently used in the NHS, like pulse oximeters and skin cancer apps. Read more
Nurse with cancer 'horrified' over five-month wait Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2024 Some people with cancer are being "completely let down" by not being treated on time, experts say. Read more
Sisters' warning after heart attacks days apart Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2024 Rebecca and Angharad Lewis are urging greater awareness of a heart condition which can be fatal. Read more
Over-40s urged to get free blood pressure checks Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 10, 2024 Millions of people do not realise they have dangerously high blood pressure that needs treating, says NHS England. Read more
Cancer patients at risk, says NHS complaints chief Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 08, 2024 A health system "at breaking point" is causing delays in diagnosis and treatment, says ombudsman. Read more
Fertility clinic licence suspended over 'concerns' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 08, 2024 Regulators have ordered the centre to halt any new procedures while an investigation continues. Read more
Patients facing uphill struggle to see GPs - report Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2024 Analysis identifies areas with the fewest doctors in England, as the drive to boost numbers falls short. Read more
Whooping cough warning for England, as cases rise Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2024 There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn. Read more
Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2024 As the NHS enters 2024 and a difficult winter period, find out what's happening in your area. Read more
Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 06, 2024 Its passage comes less than a month after state fertility services paused when a court ruled that frozen embryos are children. Read more
'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’ Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2024 People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. Read more
Unions back improved NHS senior doctor pay offer Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2024 Consultants in England to vote on new deal after rejecting previous offer by narrow margin. Read more
NHS trust admits failures over death of baby boy Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2024 A coroner hears hospital staff failed to give Zachary Taylor-Smith's mum antibiotics during labour. Read more
Medical leaders back rise in physician associates Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2024 But the doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles. Read more
'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’ Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2024 People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. Read more
'I was left lying in my own urine' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2024 A 73-year-old man says he was denied pain relief and was left lying in a bed soaked with urine. Read more
Man hails 'quality of life' drug available on NHS Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2024 Ross Cunliffe says "the right thing has been done" in making daratumumab available on the NHS. Read more
Can green 'super powders' really make you healthy? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2024 Products containing probiotics, vitamins and antioxidants are being sold as healthy essentials. Read more
Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 01, 2024 Just living a normal life was the biggest hope, now Alex will take on the world on the slopes. Read more
Thousands more appointments hit by doctor strike Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 01, 2024 The NHS England said 91,000 appointments and procedures were cancelled due to the walkout this week. Read more