‘Virginity-repair’ surgery set to be banned
Freedom charity founder Aneeta Prem, who has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel and Health Secretary Sajid Javid about outlawing...
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Almost 7,000 waiting for lifesaving transplants
"Up until the operation I had been struggling to climb the stairs at home without stopping to take a breath,...
Menopause: Swansea MP calls for change on ‘the change’
Would you be able to spot the signs of menopause?Hot flushes, night sweats and low mood are common symptoms of...
Covid-19 rules: How six countries fared after easing Covid rules
Since then confirmed daily cases - driven by the more infectious Delta variant - have risen steadily, reaching a four-month...
Covid unlocking risk for pregnant women, say doctors
Research from the US, involving more than 90,000 pregnant people found no risk, and experts say there is no reason...
NHS Covid app: Should it stay or should it go?
In that Nature paper, a key number leaps out. The SAR - the secondary attack rate - is the percentage...
‘It was heartbreaking’ – Postpartum psychosis as a new mum
A County Antrim woman who suffered perinatal mental health issues says she thought she was part of an "experiment" after...
Compulsory vaccinations for care home staff in England backed by MPs
At the time, it said 47% of English care homes for older people had more than a fifth of staff...
Covid: South Tyneside case rate now highest in England
Tom Hall, director of public health for South Tyneside Council, said: "We are closely watching if those levels of harm...
Suffolk boy’s first walk to school after spine operation
A nine-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has achieved his dream of walking to school for the first time.Bryson, from Newmarket...
Covid-19: PM urges caution as 19 July unlocking set to go ahead
However, it comes with significant risks. While the link between cases and hospitalisations is weakened, it's not broken - 100,000...
Long Covid: It’s been more than a year – will I ever recover?
BBC correspondent Lucy Adams has been sick for more than a year with long Covid.She caught coronavirus in March last...
Covid: ‘We’re moving to: You are expected to wear a mask’
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that people will be "expected" to wear face masks in indoor spaces after Covid...
Covid: NHS backlog in England could reach 13 million, says Sajid Javid
"It's gone up from 3.5 million to 5.3 million as of today, and I said to the officials, so what...
Covid: Woman aged 90 died with double variant infection
Lead researcher Dr Anne Vankeerberghen, from the OLV hospital in Aalst, Belgium, said: "Both these variants were circulating in Belgium...
Covid: Fully jabbed NHS staff may not have to isolate
Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she was...
Covid to get worse before it gets better, doctors warn
Prof Anthony Harnden, who is deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation which advises the government on...
Covid origins: Scientists weigh up evidence over virus’s origins
Crowded, unhygienic live animal markets, many scientists agree, provide an ideal transmission hotspot for new diseases to "spill over" from...
