
BBC News - Health
Updated: 4 weeks 3 days ago
Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
Tue, 06/02/2026 - 15:52
Experts are trying to find the best way to screen for prostate cancer, since blood tests alone are not accurate enough for most men.
Tue, 06/02/2026 - 12:27
STIs are particularly common among young people, with health experts saying testing for them is vital.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 22:00
Emma Barnett exposes the devastating reality of endometriosis and its toll on women.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 18:40
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 18:40
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:30
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 14:33
Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 03:50
The drug, daraxonrasib, has been hailed as a breakthrough in managing the deadliest of all the major cancers.
Mon, 06/01/2026 - 00:21
Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it's not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts.
Sun, 05/31/2026 - 07:13
Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.
Sat, 05/30/2026 - 14:14
A new DNA test could help screen whether patients require the treatment or not, according to a new international trial.
Sat, 05/30/2026 - 09:44
The White House releases the results of the US president's latest medical examination, which states he is "fully fit" to carry out his duties.
Sat, 05/30/2026 - 01:08
The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.
Fri, 05/29/2026 - 01:00
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
Fri, 05/29/2026 - 01:00
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
Thu, 05/28/2026 - 12:00
Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.