09/Aug/18
The risk of footballers dying because their heart stops beating is higher than experts thought, a study suggests.
Health News
08/Aug/18
There is no doubt that alcohol abuse is bad for the brain - but could there be health benefits for moderate drinkers?
08/Aug/18
The number of deaths in England and Wales due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl rose by 29% in 2017, Office for National Statistics data shows.
08/Aug/18
The common vaginal infection thrush can make life "hell" for millions of women worldwide, particularly if it keeps coming back, scientists are warning.
08/Aug/18
Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may cause changes to the heart similar to those in the early stages of heart failure, experts say.
08/Aug/18
Increases in life expectancy in the UK have stalled and the slowdown is one of the biggest among 20 of the world's leading economies, ONS data shows.
08/Aug/18
Women who have a heart attack are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor in hospital, a major US study suggests.
07/Aug/18
If you are getting ready to go on holiday to another EU country or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, you are likely to be packing your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) along with your passport.
07/Aug/18
Less than a decade ago, doctors in Australia believed they were close to eliminating syphilis from remote indigenous communities - the centre of national efforts to fight the disease.
07/Aug/18
Scientists have successfully transplanted a bioengineered lung into a pig.
07/Aug/18
People who have their tongues split deliberately are putting their health at serious risk, surgeons have warned.
06/Aug/18
For almost two years, I experienced pains I did not tell friends about. Burning and stinging in your genital area don't make for good dinner-party conversation.
06/Aug/18
Australian researchers say for the first time an entire city has been protected from viral disease dengue.
06/Aug/18
Two of the world's biggest drugs firms are stockpiling medicines in case of supply disruptions after Brexit.
06/Aug/18
Women are being warned against risky cosmetic "rejuvenating" procedures to reshape and tighten the vagina.
03/Aug/18
Women are illegally taking abortion pills, which they have bought online, at home to avoid enduring abortions on public transport.
03/Aug/18
BBC Radio 5 Live has been given exclusive access to a steroid clinic in Newport, south Wales.
02/Aug/18
Suzanne Ruart's son Aiden spent three months in a neonatal unit as a result of being born three months early. A year after her son came home Suzanne realised she'd been suppressing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
01/Aug/18
One of the world's deadliest viruses, Ebola kills up to half of those it infects. But despite appearing to have all the hallmarks of a potential epidemic, the latest outbreak developed in a very different way.
01/Aug/18
Legal permission will no longer be needed to withdraw treatment from patients in permanent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled.
