Your gut doesn't just respond to your brain - it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.

Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.

British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.

In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton's symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn't diagnosed until she was 24.

The BBC's Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis - and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
Venepuncture is traditionally regarded as the gold standard for collecting blood samples. However, self-collected capillary blood sampling has emerged as a practical alternative in various settings, fostering a more patient-centred, personalised, and cost-...

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.

The country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected cases of measles in just over two months.

Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.

Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.

Some UV exposure is essential for our wellbeing, but too much is damaging and can cause skin cancer.

Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

Health experts in Jersey say the change helps people realise it is not an ovaries-only condition.

The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.

The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.

Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.

Dawn French discusses loneliness, particularly among older women, on Woman's Hour.

The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is "high", but it remains "low" at the global level.

The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.