You are here
Health
Parents of sick babies need more leave, charity says
Parents of sick babies need more paternity and maternity leave, a neonatal charity says.
Categories: Health
Medicinal cannabis: Why has it taken so long to get to patients?
Medicinal cannabis was legalised in November 2018.
Categories: Health
Short bursts of intense exercise 'better for weight loss'
Researchers suggest bursts of high intensity workouts, like sprinting, are more effective for weight loss.
Categories: Health
Vitiligo: Skin condition bought Kenyan friends closer together
Kenyan friends Julie Asuju and Wangui Njee talk about their experiences of living with Vitiligo.
Categories: Health
Tilly Lockey: 'I can paint with my bionic arms'
Tilly Lockey, 13, has bionic arms that are so sophisticated she can now use a paintbrush and apply make-up.
Categories: Health
Brain function of night owls and larks differ, study suggests
Late risers have poorer attention, slower reactions and increased sleepiness, a study suggests.
Categories: Health
Most hip and knee replacements 'last longer than thought'
This helps doctors who often struggle to answer questions from patients on how they will last.
Categories: Health
Super gonorrhoea: Why the STI could become untreatable
The challenges facing health workers in the fight against the STI.
Categories: Health
Call the Midwife: BBC in abortion advice row
As Call the Midwife tackles the issue, BBC Action Line users say there is no advice on abortion.
Categories: Health
Chemicals 'repair damaged neurons in mice'
Some early studies in mice suggest drugs can be developed to halt mental decline, say scientists.
Categories: Health
Down's syndrome: Parents help Michael and Alison find love
A couple who both have Down's syndrome open up about their relationship.
Categories: Health
A&E waits at worst level for 15 years
Nearly 330,000 A&E patients waited for more than four hours last month in England.
Categories: Health
'Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code'
Going for a free health check could flag up early signs of cardiovascular disease, health bodies say.
Categories: Health
The hairdressing salon for people who have cancer
The Feel Good Project is a place that people with cancer can go for beauty treatments, community support and specialist advice.
Categories: Health
RAF Lakenheath: USAF nurses work in NHS hospitals
NHS bosses say it means patients are being seen "more quickly" and US medics gain wider experience.
Categories: Health
Mouldy jam: Should you eat what's beneath?
Theresa May is said to eat jam after scraping mould off the surface. Is that safe?
Categories: Health
Cannabis use in teens linked to depression
Experts link use of the drug in teenage years to cases of depression later in life.
Categories: Health
Glasses in school scheme to aid pupils' reading
A trial to get glasses to children who need them to improve their maths and reading skills has begun.
Categories: Health
Send patients email not letters, GPs told
Health Secretary Matt Hancock wants to see email used to communicate test results and prescriptions.
Categories: Health
Having HPV 'isn't rude or shameful'
Most women have some form of the infection in their lifetime and so shouldn't be embarrassed, experts say.
Categories: Health