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Experts share the signs to look out for if you are worried about your porn use, and how to seek help.

The private body scan industry is booming, but is it doing more harm than good?

Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.

Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

Scientists made 16 successful viruses that had their genetic code designed by artificial intelligence.

The warning comes after the NHS sees a surge in patients and problems with equipment in high temperatures.

Mosquitoes aren't just annoying - they kill around 700,000 people a year via the diseases they spread. But scientists are developing new, counterintuitive ways to tackle them.

Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.

With bags packed and boarding passes at the ready, what can you do to keep your body clock on track?

Scientists have kept vaccines stable at room temperature for a year, which could transform global vaccination.

They may keep your feet cool but some styles could be doing more harm than good.

Millions of people still have long Covid, yet a cure still isn't quite within reach.

Former agricultural land is turned into a public park in Plymouth, the National Trust says.

Southampton woman Lauren has health anxiety that gets worse during the hot weather.

Inmates say it is "rewarding" to create artwork and sell it online with the help of a charity.

Michigan health officials have confirmed the first two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak

The luteal phase occurs in the second half of a woman's cycle when they experience a huge drop in oestrogen.

The luteal phase occurs in the second half of a woman's cycle when they experience a huge drop in oestrogen.

An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.

Up to 95% of younger women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed, researchers say.

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations

The scheme is part of World Breastfeeding Week, from 1 to 7 August, organisers say.

There were 20 independent investigations or reviews between 2021 and 2025.

Jack Tolley says he found it difficult to find supplies of the key medicines he needs.

Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.

It follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.

More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.

Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.

"Tom the Young Farmer" tells BBC Radio Shropshire how it's important to check in on his friends.

The UK is seeing a sharp rise in cases - 67 since April - with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.

Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.

The psychological effect of a herpes diagnosis can be greater than the physical symptoms, experts say.

Neon is on trend, but some make-up products pose a serious risk to your health. Here's what to check for, and how to dazzle.

The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England.

Ed Butler investigates one of Europe's most wanted drug smugglers

How understanding inflammation could transform treatments from cancer to Alzheimer's.

How understanding inflammation could transform treatments from cancer to Alzheimer's.

A group of Ballycastle teenagers are calling for Stormont to appoint a dedicated Women's Minister.

Eimear, Pearse, Aoisha and Devyn from Ballycastle want to see a change in how women are protected in NI.

Eimear, Pearse, Aoisha and Devyn from Ballycastle want to see a change in how women are protected in NI.

We follow a lawyer and a nurse who are building this unprecedented case

Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.

In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.

A No 10 source says it is an attempt by the prime minister to show he is "hitting the ground running".

Ed Hunt, 37 and from the UK, voluteered after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.

Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, is one of 48 female veterans to benefit from the groups' help.

The Lampard Inquiry hears from experts about Oxevision technology.

Extreme heat can take a toll on mental health - and young people and women are among the groups most at risk, according to one study.