Health News

Book GP visit online 'by 2015'

Patients in England will be able to book GP appointments and get test results online within three years, ministers are promising....

Calls to mental health lines rise

Mental health charities say they have seen a surge in calls to their helplines since the start of the recession....

Two patients get eye stem cells

Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight....

Actress aids dementia awareness

Carey Mulligan backs a call for dementia awareness as a poll highlights the impact on families and friends....

Model speaks out over PIP implants

Gemma Garrett says women should get all the facts before choosing bigger breasts after her own PIP implants ruptured....

Cheap dysentery drug 'promising'

A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US....

US baby boomers in Hep C warning

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives....

'Bionic' woman in new challenge

A paralysed Leicestershire woman plans to cycle from London to Paris, after she became the first person to complete a marathon in a "bionic" suit....

'Debt deterring would-be doctors'

The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns....

Patients 'at risk in hospitals'

Staff at two Cumbrian hospitals are concerned patients are being put at risk, a log of incidents seen by the BBC shows....

Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'

Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested....

NHS hospital food 'will improve'

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley insists the quality of hospital food in England will improve, after criticism of the nutritional value of meals currently offered....

Medics set to patrol Tube network

Medics are to be used on London Underground to help speed up the response when passengers fall ill....

Baby's quick birth in bathroom

A young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes....

Why we should talk more about death

Why doctors should talk more about death...

VIDEO: Carey Mulligan on Alzheimer's

Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan's grandmother, known as Nans, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's eight years ago. She has now become an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society....

VIDEO: Vintage posters found in warehouse

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse....

VIDEO: Jamie: 'I've given up on politics'

TV chef Jamie Oliver says he has given up on trying to change governments' attitudes to healthy eating, as he visits New York in a bid to tackle obesity there....

VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor

Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life....

VIDEO: 'I felt trapped' in female body

Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born a girl but changed genders....

VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'

Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests....

VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm

Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts....

AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?

BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened....

Can 'Save NHS' party make impact?

GP and ex-independent MP on new party's election hopes...

Fixing bodies broken in years of Arab world violence

Fixing bones after years of Arab world violence...

Concussion risk for rugby players

Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?...

How village life can help the elderly

How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis...