Health News
Met Police to stop attending mental health calls
The UK's largest police force will introduce the move from September to free up officer resources....
East Kent: A decade of failure in maternity care
Why has an NHS Trust failed to improve maternity care after a near-decade of failure?...
East Kent maternity deaths: New mum recalls horror of birth
Philippa Chapman was left in bloody sheets for three days at a unit that was nearly forced to close....
Primodos: Pregnancy test damages claims thrown out by judge
The High Court judge rules there is no new evidence linking the tests with harm to babies....
Neuralink: Elon Musk's brain chip firm wins US approval for human study
The billionaire's Neuralink implant company wants to help restore people's vision and mobility....
Indiana abortion doctor: Caitlin Bernard fined for speaking about 10-year-old
When Caitlin Bernard went public about treating a 10-year-old rape victim it became a huge story....
New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
The drug can target one of the three most dangerous bacterial superbugs, say researchers....
PPE: Supplier of millions of 'not fit for use' gowns received £47m dividends
Chemical Intelligence won £162m of government contracts to supply personal protective equipment....
Five hospitals at risk of collapse to be rebuilt
The sites in England were all developed using a lightweight concrete with a limited lifespan....
Monkeypox: London sees rise in cases in last month
Those at risk urged to get vaccinated to protect themselves, as data reveals 10 new cases in London during May....
'No pads at school, so my period leaked on exam chair'
Some pupils are struggling to access period products in schools, data shared with BBC News suggests....
IVF patients need more mental health support, charity says
Infertility can devastate people's mental health, relationships, finances and career, a charity says....
Vaping: How do you quit e-cigarettes?
It can get you off tobacco - but what do you do when you want to say bye to your e-cig?...
Jennie Gow: BBC F1 broadcaster tells of stroke recovery
Jennie Gow, who had a stroke in December, says she is determined to come back "as strong as ever"....
First UK death linked to 'zombie' drug xylazine
There have been warnings in the US about its flesh-eating properties and role in 7% of fatal overdoses....
Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again
A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants...
Is the past year's spike in strike action here to stay?
BBC economics editor Faisal Islam asks whether a historic surge in industrial action is likely to persist....
BBC's Naga Munchetty reveals womb condition adenomyosis
The presenter shares her diagnosis of debilitating womb disorder adenomyosis with BBC Radio 5 Live listeners....
Bipolar Disorder: 'I hit the fire alarm and evacuated an airport'
Model Rosie Viva was experiencing mania when she triggered the mass evacuation of Stansted Airport....
Ukraine war: Taking steps to tackle the mental scars of conflict
The psychological effects of Russia's invasion are starting to show in Ukraine, at the front and at home....
Rare skin condition leads to stares and comments from strangers
Rhiannon Morgan has grown used to people making comments or asking if her condition is contagious....
Face mask rule easing 'a good thing', says health boss Jason Leitch
Covid guidelines for wearing face coverings in Scotland's health and social care settings have ended....
Needle-free Covid vaccination trials taking place in Cambridge
Trials are taking place in Cambridge, where the technology was developed....
Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says
Close to 20 million people are likely to have died during the last three years, says the WHO....
Covid: Was Matt Hancock right to push for schools to close?
The move had huge costs - socially, emotionally and academically, so could schools have been kept open?...
Toxic debate over lab leak theory hampers search for Covid origins
US agencies cannot agree on how the pandemic started, with the scientific community bitterly divided....
Isabel Oakeshott reveals why she leaked Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages
The journalist released WhatsApps she obtained while working on the former health secretary's book....
Matt Hancock: Eight government WhatsApp Covid messages revealed
The ex-health secretary's pandemic text messages have been published by a newspaper - here are eight....
Covid origin: Why the Wuhan lab-leak theory is so disputed
The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here's what we know....
China Covid: How is it tackling the latest surge in cases?
China is ramping up its vaccination programme in response to the latest wave of Covid....
Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country
Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world....
UK Covid modelling data to stop being published
The UK Health Security Agency says it will halt publishing the figures from early January....
Sore throat and cough top symptoms that could be Covid
That is according to UK data from 17,500 people this week who say they have Covid....
Covid vaccine: How many people are vaccinated in the UK?
A look at progress made in vaccinating the country, as more than 52 million people have received at least one dose and 38 million have had a booster or third dose....
Covid: Why are some places testing Chinese arrivals?
Beijing is finally opening its borders - but some countries are wary of a Covid threat....
BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron: How worried should we be?
Surges of Covid are happening again around the world, driven by some new subvariants of Omicron....
Watch: Brain implants help paralysed man to walk again
A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it, thanks to electronic brain implants...
Singing strikers on the junior doctors' picket lines
Junior doctors sing their protest chants to popular tunes on picket lines in England....
Abortion pills explained in 60 seconds
They have become the new frontier in the US battle over abortion access but their future is at risk....
Rob Burrow receives ‘Points of Light’ award from Rishi Sunak
The ex-Leeds Rhinos star was the 2,000th recipient of the award for outstanding individual volunteers....