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James Gallagher finds out how a hot flush feels - and delves into a new treatment.

The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.

Human composting is when a body placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter turns into soil.

Starmer sets deadline for doctors' union to call off six-day walkout due to begin after Easter.

Families of seven children believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used in their IVF treatment.

Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?

Researchers says millions of people globally could be carriers of the faulty gene behind the disorder.

David Slater, 72, says ministers need to step up and sort out issues with the medication.

Claire Harkin believes the experiences of people who are supporting loved ones with an addiction can be overlooked.

Claire Harkin believes the experiences of people who are supporting loved ones with an addiction can be overlooked.

People sharing pictures and accounts on socials of red, inflamed skin have triggered the first UK research into TSW.

The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions.

Demand for ultrasound has increased but too few people are being trained for the job, sonographers warn.

The worst seems to be over, but questions remain about why this happened and whether it could happen again.

The worst seems to be over, but questions remain about why this happened and whether it could happen again.

How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate the problem?

New government guidance also suggests children under-two should not be watching screens alone.

After Noa-Rose became critically ill, the four-year-old spent two weeks fighting for her life.

Jersey's wellbeing score is below UK and France in survey of data from 41 countries.

Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.

The walkout over jobs and pay is one of the longest yet in the dispute, and will begin on 7 April in England.

Betty Mukherjee talks to Naga Munchetty about living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome.

Betty Mukherjee talks to Naga Munchetty about living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome.

Retired boxer Stephen Smith shares how boxers can struggle to "fill the void" after hanging up their gloves.

Retired boxer Stephen Smith shares how boxers can struggle to "fill the void" after hanging up their gloves.

The survey shows only one in four people are satisfied with the NHS but the figure is even lower in younger age groups.

Tired of health misinformation on social media, Barbora Gray is fighting back by sharing facts.

Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak.

As patients struggle to find NHS dentists, Labour has a plan but not everybody is convinced it will work

A GP looks at the social media trend of drinking hot water in the morning.

Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.

Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.

James Gallagher is joined by experts to answer key questions on the meningitis outbreak.

The UK has failed to keep pace with the rest of the world. Can it regain its status, and how?

Two pregnant women tell the BBC's Will Grant of their hopes and fears as their nation is mired in crisis.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.

"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.

Tomos is one of thousands with ME in Wales, with services described as a desert" for those most affected.

Dr Liz O'Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not "Google and Chat GPT".

Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with "barbaric" pain but was constantly dismissed.

Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.

Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.

The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 34 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented".

BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B

The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.

Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.

UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.

Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.