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Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 11:35
GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an "online triage tsunami" when the new system launches.

Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 11:35
GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an "online triage tsunami" when the new system launches.

How weight-loss injections are turning obesity into a wealth issue

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 07:02
With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?

How weight-loss injections are turning obesity into a wealth issue

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 07:02
With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?

Can England's rugby heroes inspire more girls to stay in sport?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 05:07
Sports groups hope England Women's Rugby World Cup success can boost girls playing sport.

Can England's rugby heroes inspire more girls to stay in sport?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 05:07
Sports groups hope England Women's Rugby World Cup success can boost girls playing sport.

Dad's frustration over stillbirth report delay

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 05:00
Bereaved Thomas and Ewa Hender are querying why a report completed 18 months ago is only now available.

Dad's frustration over stillbirth report delay

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 05:00
Bereaved Thomas and Ewa Hender are querying why a report completed 18 months ago is only now available.

Staff photographed sleeping at 'unsafe' eating disorder unit

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/29/2025 - 00:29
Patients at Schoen Clinic York say they witnessed staff sleeping on a number of occasions.

Florence Welch says she had life-saving surgery after ectopic pregnancy

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 09/28/2025 - 02:35
The singer says she had emergency surgery shortly after performing at a festival in August 2023.

Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 22:37
Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.

Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 22:37
Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.

'My labour went on for 85 hours - now I know why'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 21:48
Lana Boocock said her symptoms were dismissed as irritable bowel syndrome or "part of being a woman".

Start your week with these positive words of encouragement

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 14:21
Asian Network's Trishala Lakhani explores the power of mind over matter.

Life-saving stem cell centre welcomes first donors

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 01:13
The Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre is the first in the UK dedicated to transplants.

Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 23:12
Opponents fear plans to close more than100 branches could put the charity’s ability to answer calls in doubt.

Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 23:12
Opponents fear plans to close more than100 branches could put the charity’s ability to answer calls in doubt.

The power of neuroplasticity - when the brain heals itself

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 16:03
A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage. Amazingly, he recovered - forever changing our understanding of the human brain.

Flagship NHS pledge hanging in the balance - experts

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 09/25/2025 - 01:22
A think tank warns the 18-week waiting time target will not be hit by 2029, on current rate of progress.

'She doesn't get another childhood': The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 23:03
More than a thousand disabled children are waiting for wheelchairs and equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say

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