![]() |
on (#5YXZW)
Suicide prevention charity Samaritans says calls to its helpline related to loneliness have increased since Covid.
|
BBC News
Link | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health |
Feed | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/health/rss.xml |
Copyright | Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms-of-use/#15metadataandrssfeeds for terms and conditions of reuse. |
Updated | 2025-09-11 17:01 |
![]() |
on (#5YXZX)
It will be the first story narrated in British Sign Language in the programme's history.
|
![]() |
on (#5YX58)
These include deaths from Covid and from the indirect effects of the pandemic over two years worldwide.
|
![]() |
on (#5YX2X)
NHS bosses are also recommending offering staff more overtime and scrapping caps on consultant hours.
|
![]() |
on (#5YX14)
Some students are "forced to choose between eating or passing finals" and others use food banks.
|
![]() |
on (#5YWXX)
A village postmistress says she has been unable to work for three weeks due to the shortages.
|
![]() |
on (#5YWXY)
Alex used to become frustrated at not being able to communicate.
|
![]() |
on (#5XYW2)
It looks likely that a common virus which usually causes colds, vomiting and diarrhoea has a role to play.
|
![]() |
on (#5YVY4)
There is mounting evidence that a common adenovirus is linked to these rare cases.
|
![]() |
on (#50YQH)
Most people in England and Scotland no longer get free PCRs or LFTs, and rules vary across the rest of the UK.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTR0)
Gaia Pope's body was found near a Dorset coastal path 11 days after she went missing in 2017.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTBR)
Millions could lose the legal right to abortion this summer, a leaked Supreme Court document shows.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTQY)
Kimberley Bradley had her toes amputated on both feet and almost died but still considers herself lucky.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTQZ)
High school pupils and visitors had been told to wear them between classes and in communal areas.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTKG)
The World Health Organization's report on Europe targets new forms of buying and selling food.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTBQ)
Sammy Gray, 26, is one of the first patients in the UK to give birth following the treatment.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTA9)
Lucy Lintott was told she had the disease at the age of 19 - and warned she would never be able to have a family.
|
![]() |
on (#5YSRW)
The firm will reimburse travel costs for various treatments in the US, including abortion.
|
![]() |
on (#5YRSQ)
Figures from NHS England show 2.7million referrals were made for suspected cancer in the last year.
|
![]() |
on (#5YS2W)
Brain-scanning technology is being used in the hope of finding ways to make contact sports safer.
|
![]() |
on (#5YTAA)
The Glens of Antrim Medical Centre in Carnlough will only operate on two separate half-days a week.
|
![]() |
on (#5YRSR)
Families have been working together to bring about change for people with Down's syndrome.
|
![]() |
on (#5YRJ2)
A new 3D female anatomy model is being used to teach first year medical students.
|
![]() |
on (#5YRAG)
Davina McCall says she was "a mush" when the menopause hit, as she calls for shortages to be sorted out.
|
![]() |
on (#5YR6V)
Public health advice has changed to a "stay at home" message for people who are unwell.
|
![]() |
on (#5YQB0)
None of the affected children in the UK had been vaccinated because they were too young to be eligible.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPZR)
Officials say women will only be be able to get three months' worth of certain HRT products at a time.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPX7)
UK scientists are continuing to investigate the cause of a surge in liver inflammation in children.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPJH)
Numbers with the virus in the UK have decreased by a quarter, with one in 23 now testing positive.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPJJ)
Taking a plunge in cold water is increasingly popular, but what's the safest way to enjoy it?
|
![]() |
on (#5YPJK)
Nearly 3,000 packets of morning-after pills have been sent to the country as rape reports rise.
|
![]() |
on (#5YP7P)
A UK-wide hormone-replacement therapy crisis has seen women turning to the black market.
|
![]() |
on (#5YP94)
It may hurt, but exercise is beneficial for joints, experts say in guidance for doctors and patients.
|
![]() |
on (#5YP1V)
Parents of disabled children say they fear rising energy prices could make their condition worse.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPAS)
Shareholders failed to get Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna to share vaccine knowledge.
|
![]() |
on (#5YMND)
The chief executive at England's worst-performing mental health trust says action has been taken.
|
![]() |
on (#5YN79)
The woman, who was from Manchester, died after paramedics were called to a riverside in Derbyshire.
|
![]() |
on (#5YPAT)
From Sunday, public health advice will change to a "stay at home" message for people who are unwell.
|
![]() |
on (#5YN7A)
A hospital chief executive's husband drove her to A&E because of concerns over long 999 waits.
|
![]() |
on (#5YMNC)
Volunteer dentists head to a West Yorkshire academy to treat children in agony with teeth problems.
|
![]() |
on (#5YN52)
The data comes as the government considers legalising e-scooters for road use in the next few months.
|
![]() |
on (#5YMNE)
Current system said to be too adversarial, resulting in bitter and long legal fights with patients.
|
![]() |
on (#5YM77)
The first service of its kind in the UK aims to relieve pressure on GPs and the NHS.
|
![]() |
on (#5YM1G)
A shortage of some hormone-replacement therapy has left some women struggling with menopause symptoms.
|
![]() |
on (#5YKQQ)
The High Court says government policies did not take into account transmission risks to the elderly.
|
![]() |
on (#5YM78)
The number of Covid admissions in Scotland dropped from 1,603 to 851 over four weeks.
|
![]() |
on (#5YKAY)
More research to examine the sex-related differences in asthma is needed, says Asthma and Lung UK.
|
![]() |
on (#5YKAZ)
Five-fold variation seen between areas with highest and lowest rates, government data shows.
|
![]() |
on (#5YK80)
A BBC News investigation has exposed serious flaws in the Egyptian beauty industry that are endangering lives and leaving women scarred for life.
|
![]() |
on (#5YJ66)
Charlotte Camp is one of thousands of patients who have been on a waiting list for more than a year.
|