09/Oct/18
Women who need treatment for urinary incontinence should only be offered mesh surgery as a last resort, new draft guidelines for the NHS advise.
Health News
08/Oct/18
A six-year-old boy who suffered a "catastrophic" brain injury after his birth in hospital has received £37m in compensation from the NHS.
08/Oct/18
The warning signs of type-2 diabetes may be detectable 20 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers say.
08/Oct/18
Gary Barlow says he wrote about the death of his daughter to help others going through a similar experience.
08/Oct/18
Every year more than a million people are victims of domestic abuse in the UK. Often the focus is on helping the victim find safety - but what of the abusers? Should they be given help? And can they change?
08/Oct/18
Chinese tech giant Tencent and London medical firm Medopad have teamed up to use artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease.
07/Oct/18
Shamal Waraich, 34, was born in Manchester and grew up in a religious British-Pakistani household. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2013, and now educates people about what it's like to be gay, Muslim and living with HIV.
07/Oct/18
Teenagers using cannabis are causing long-lasting damage to their developing brains, a Canadian study suggests.
07/Oct/18
Could taking a placebo, a pill which contains nothing but ground rice, really help cure back pain?
07/Oct/18
Regularly eating foods like bacon and sausages may raise the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers.
07/Oct/18
A second British woman has died from "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, the BBC has learned, as fresh warnings come over the risks.
04/Oct/18
Amina Slaoui was on holiday with her husband when she fell off a bike and ended up in a wheelchair.
04/Oct/18
"If I eat something I am allergic to I can go into anaphylactic shock."
04/Oct/18
Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitary products following years of campaigning by women's groups.
03/Oct/18
When Jen Taylor was diagnosed with bone cancer, she underwent 16 hours of surgery to remove her upper jaw, cheek, eye socket and an area almost all the way to the back of her skull - before rebuilding her face. She finds it hard to believe anyone could survive it.
03/Oct/18
Two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the body's immune system have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
02/Oct/18
Expectant mothers should be told that the risk of placenta complications rises after a caesarean or fertility treatment, according to top doctors.
02/Oct/18
Ray Lakeman is only too aware of the effect of illegal drugs.
02/Oct/18
China has announced a 14% jump in the number of its citizens who are living with HIV and Aids.
02/Oct/18
At least 42 people have died after drinking contaminated bootleg alcohol in Iran, a government spokesman said.
