Health Over-50s in England offered home bowel-cancer tests 2025-01-14 11:23:07 More than 850,000 extra people will now be able to return a stool sample to be checked for blood. Source
Health Women seeking abortions after using 'natural' contraception 2025-01-14 02:57:33 Researchers have seen a shift from "more reliable" hormonal contraceptives to fertility tracking apps. Source
Health 'We re-mortgaged to buy our kids ADHD medication' 2025-01-14 02:09:41 BBC research finds nearly 400,000 private prescriptions for ADHD were issued in 2023-24. Source
Health GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload 2025-01-14 02:09:07 Should more AI be used to help GPs with consultations and administrative work? Source
Health Attempted murder charge after nurse stabbed 2025-01-13 18:15:01 A 37-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday after a nurse was stabbed at a hospital in Oldham. Source
Health 'I feel blessed to get weight-loss jab' - but can the NHS afford it for all? 2025-01-13 08:16:24 We meet some of the first NHS patients, as expert says funding everyone eligible would "bankrupt" the service. Source
Health Nurse stabbed in hospital's acute medical ward 2025-01-12 22:31:10 A 37-year-old man is in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Source
Health I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born 2025-01-10 09:47:32 Atlanta McIntyre hopes to raise awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that affects 1 in 100 pregnant women. Source
Health 'I paid fake doctor thousands for fillers - now I look like a gargoyle' 2025-01-10 03:41:12 Cosmetics clinic says it has "totally reviewed all procedures" since treating Andrea. Source
Health Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room 2025-01-10 03:22:50 The Thistle will open its doors next week after nearly a decade of deadlock over drug laws. Source
Health BBC goes inside hospital battling unprecedented winter pressures 2025-01-09 21:54:04 As pressures on the NHS bite, doctors are facing terrible decisions about who should get a bed. Source
Health What to know about China's cases of HMPV virus 2025-01-09 17:52:40 An outbreak of the flu-like virus in China is causing concern, but experts say a Covid-like pandemic is unlikely. Source