01/Jan/19
Fewer than half of people eligible for a NHS health check in England have taken up the offer, despite it being free to everyone over 40.
Health News
30/Dec/18
Ruba and Saqib both carry a gene for an incurable condition, which means their children have a one-in-four chance of dying in early childhood. They've already lost three. Ruba now wants IVF, to select a healthy embryo. Saqib is putting his trust in Allah. And some relatives want them to separate and remarry.
30/Dec/18
Spinal surgery for unborn babies with the birth defect spina bifida is to be made routinely available on the NHS in England, officials have announced.
30/Dec/18
Every year, there are always more baby boys than girls born in England and Wales. Fact. Why?
27/Dec/18
A South African jazz musician who played his guitar during brain surgery is making a successful recovery.
27/Dec/18
England's top doctor has accused the food industry of "failing the public" and is calling for taxes on unhealthy food high in sugar and salt.
25/Dec/18
NHS England is making up to £300,000 available over the festive period to fund dozens of "drunk tanks".
24/Dec/18
Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found.
23/Dec/18
Looking back at photographs of last year's Christmas party, mum-of-twins Meena Kumari-Sharma says she looked "the picture of health".
23/Dec/18
An overactive immune system may help explain the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, scientists from King's College London have suggested.
23/Dec/18
The use of electronic cigarettes by US teenagers has dramatically risen this year, a new report says.
23/Dec/18
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned they can build up in fabrics and cause them to catch fire more easily.
20/Dec/18
A baby on a small Pacific island has become the first person given a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone.
19/Dec/18
A federal judge in the US state of Texas has ruled that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional.
18/Dec/18
A baby girl who was diagnosed with Ebola when she was only six days old has survived, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed.
17/Dec/18
Biohackers want to make their bodies and brains function better by "hacking" their biology. The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme meets the people who are inserting technology under their skin, adopting extreme diets and trying to change their DNA.
17/Dec/18
There's nothing about sex and relationships that author and YouTuber Hannah Witton will shy away from talking about - including little-discussed topics such as disability and sex. She's frank, informed, funny and focused on breaking down taboos.
17/Dec/18
An accident in a swimming pool left Chieko Asakawa blind at the age of 14. For the past three decades she's worked to create technology - now with a big focus on artificial intelligence (AI) - to transform life for the visually impaired.
17/Dec/18
A US passenger plane travelling from Seattle to Dallas was forced to turn back hours into its flight because a human heart had been left on board.
17/Dec/18
With the festive season upon us, many parents are bound to find themselves drinking more than normal, be it at the pub or at any of the various Christmas parties.
