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