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
NHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left 'forgotten and failed' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 31, 2025 Exclusive data shows how neglect of this common mental health condition costs the UK nearly £10bn a year. Read more
Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 30, 2025 Community pharmacies have delayed protest action after the government agreed a new funding package. Read more
Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 30, 2025 The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face. Read more
Secret filming reveals brazen tactics of immigration scammers Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 30, 2025 An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme. Read more
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 30, 2025 The BBC was given exclusive access to the controversial facility in the east end of Glasgow. Read more
'I had to use a goods lift to go for an abortion' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 28, 2025 Dani Czernuszka-Watt was told the clinic she went to had never treated a person in a wheelchair before. Read more
Blood victims dying 'two a week' as thousands await compensation Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 28, 2025 Tony Summers, whose son died from HIV and Hepatitis C, fears he will be dead before his compensation is paid. Read more
Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2025 Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say. Read more
Man who died from sepsis 'not treated urgently' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2025 William Hewes died after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal infection, developed into sepsis. Read more
Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2025 The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online. Read more
Who are the millions of Britons not working? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 27, 2025 About a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job. Read more
NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 26, 2025 Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services. Read more
Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, HFEA says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 26, 2025 Despite little proof add-ons help, many IVF clinics offer them, the UK's fertility regulator warns. Read more
Government concerns over assisted dying timeline Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2025 The Labour MP bringing the bill says she is "disappointed" to be proposing pushing the implementation deadline to 2029. Read more
Apology over delay to maternity report publication Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2025 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report - published nine months after inspection - finds multiple breaches. Read more
Assisted dying law could take four years to implement Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2025 A proposed change to the assisted dying bill could push back the introduction of the law by two years. Read more
Isle of Man Parliament passes assisted dying bill Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2025 The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 passes through Tynwald's branches and can be sent for Royal Assent. Read more
Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 25, 2025 The spring booster campaign starts in England on 1 April, but vaccines are also available privately. Read more
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 24, 2025 The JCVI recommended the use of the MenB vaccine in November 2023 but has not been used in NHS clinics Read more
UK draws up new disease-threat watch list Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 24, 2025 Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments. Read more
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 24, 2025 The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court. Read more
Scans in shopping centres and AI - can ideas like these help save the NHS? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 24, 2025 Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change. Read more
'The time for inquiries is over': The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failures Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 23, 2025 An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England Read more
My baby's premature birth was humbling, says Beatrice Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 23, 2025 The royal describes "months of sheer worry" she experienced over the birth of her second child. Read more
Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 21, 2025 The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed. Read more
Probe into claims people allowed in to watch hospital surgeries Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 21, 2025 It is not clear how the individuals gained access to the operating theatres or who gave permission. Read more
Repeated failures in reading scans costing lives, ombudsman says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2025 The most common issues include clinicians not spotting abnormalities, and scans being delayed. Read more
Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 20, 2025 Author of government-ordered review says biological sex and gender have become distinct and should be recorded separately. Read more
Disabled travel access an 'embarrassment', MPs say Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2025 A report by parliament's cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are "systematic" across all modes of transport. Read more
What nine months in space does to the human body Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2025 Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth - but what has nine months in space done to them? Read more
'Covid memories are in a box deep within my brain' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 19, 2025 A critical care nurse says many colleagues moved departments because of PTSD after the pandemic. Read more
Chris Mason: Flurry of worry over benefit changes Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 18, 2025 It could be some time before people know how they may be affected by the government's benefits overhaul. Read more
What are PIP disability payments and why could they change? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 18, 2025 The Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that helps cover the extra costs of long-term health conditions. Read more
Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 17, 2025 Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon. Read more
Countdown to pharmacies' protest over funding Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 17, 2025 Pharmacies are being advised to "work to rule" unless a funding agreement can be reached with government. Read more
Ex-hospital bosses call for inquiry to be suspended Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 17, 2025 The inquiry's chair says she has had similar requests from Letby's legal team and Tory MP David Davis. Read more
Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 17, 2025 Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16. Read more
Streeting admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 16, 2025 The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges. Read more
NHS England chair warns the buck now stops with ministers Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 15, 2025 Will the abolition of NHS England work? Senior NHS England leader Richard Meddings has given the first response from the organisation itself Read more
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 15, 2025 The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us. Read more
Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 14, 2025 The decision to scrap the organisation could offer a new chance to examine how patients are dealt with. Read more
Men denied life-extending prostate cancer drug Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 14, 2025 NHS England says it cannot afford to offer abiraterone, which is available in Scotland and Wales. Read more
Manslaughter probe at Letby hospital expanded Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2025 Cheshire Police expands its investigation into what happened at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Read more
Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2025 She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt". Read more
Measles highest in 25 years in Europe, WHO says Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2025 Children under five constituted more than 40% of the cases reported in Europe and Central Asia last year. Read more
MPs scrap judge sign-off in assisted dying bill Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2025 Activists suggest replacing judges with a three-person panel featuring a senior legal figure. Read more
New endometriosis pill approved on NHS in England Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 13, 2025 It can be taken at home on a daily basis, but it is only patients for who have tried all other options. Read more
Doctors try to stop under-eights drinking slushies Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 Paediatricians studied 21 children in the UK and Ireland who became very ill after the icy drinks. Read more
Thousands miss NHS screenings due to admin error Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 Routine screening invitations were not sent because of an error dating back to 2008. Read more
Government backs miscarriage bereavement leave Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 A group of MPs want workers to get the right to leave if they suffer a miscarriage before 24 weeks. Read more
Giving blood linked to lower risk of pre-cancer gene Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 Frequent donors were more likely to have different genetic changes in their blood stem cells, scientists found. Read more
Windass: 'Dementia scares me, we need more help' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 The former footballer has been speaking about his future after stage two diagnosis. Read more
Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic. Read more
Doctors didn't warn women of 'risky sex' drug urges Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 11, 2025 Patients given drugs for movement disorders like restless leg syndrome say their behaviour changed entirely. Read more
Major cuts at NHS HQ as more directors stand down Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 10, 2025 Up to 6,500 jobs could go as health secretary looks to bring NHS England closer to the government. Read more
Software bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 09, 2025 The NHS is looking into claims that a software flaw at Medefer left patient data vulnerable. Read more
Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 09, 2025 The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods. Read more
'I was drawn into a secretive world of chemsex and it turned me into a zombie' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 08, 2025 Calls are made to help address stigmas attached to chemsex and improve support. Read more
Weight-loss drugs expose women to society's harsh judgements on their bodies Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 08, 2025 Women who have quickly lost weight say strangers are now more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation. Read more
Can an LED face mask really transform your skin? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2025 The at-home light therapy treatment is increasingly being seen as a must-have skincare accessory. Read more
'Nasal tanners left me suffocating in hospital' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2025 Edith Eagle says she felt she was "drowning in her own body" after using one of the unlicensed products. Read more
UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2025 It does not spread easily and the risk to the public is very low, experts say, after finding a case. Read more
Inquiry into claims Nottingham victim records were accessed Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 07, 2025 A hospital trust is investigating if medical records of the three victims were accessed "inappropriately". Read more
More schools to be asked to supervise toothbrushing Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 06, 2025 Dedicated funding will allow the scheme to reach the poorest areas in England, the government says. Read more
Common vaginal 'imbalance' may be an STI Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 06, 2025 An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say. Read more
Patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 06, 2025 Blood donated across England is being used to make immunoglobulin for the first time in 25 years. Read more
Scientists discover new part of the immune system Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2025 New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics. Read more
The NHS is spending a fortune giving people a death they don't want Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2025 The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed Read more
Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 05, 2025 The cheap painkiller seems to help the immune system detect and destroy cancers. Read more
Most areas cut eating-disorder help for under-18s Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2025 The Royal College of Psychiatrists worries children and young people will be put at risk, as demand rises. Read more
Woman secretly filmed her mum being abused in care home Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2025 The camera hidden by Nicola Hughes captured footage of staff roughly handling and shouting at her mother. Read more
Covid inquiry rejects last-minute bid from Michelle Mone Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 04, 2025 Baroness Mone and her husband both asked to become 'core participants' to the inquiry. Read more
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 03, 2025 “Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained. Read more
Over 50% of adults predicted to be obese by 2050 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 03, 2025 Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries. Read more
'He was born navy blue': Real-life stories behind Toxic Town Netflix series Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 03, 2025 The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects. Read more
UK death rate 'reaches record low' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 03, 2025 The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News. Read more
Covid inquiry turns to PPE deals and the 'VIP lane' Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 02, 2025 Four weeks of hearings will look at the purchase of billions of pounds of medical equipment in the pandemic. Read more
Cancer family 'financially broken' by benefits wait Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 02, 2025 Charity report finds seven-month average wait for families of children with cancer to access benefits. Read more
Why NHS England boss suddenly quitting is a huge moment Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps March 01, 2025 Amanda Pritchard's exit comes as the government moves to assert more direct over healthcare. Read more