Covid: Loneliness a ‘bigger health risk than smoking or obesity’
"Social prescribing solutions to mental health are quickly becoming more and more viable, as well as being assigned by increasing...
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Your questions about vaccines and periods answered
Some people who have had the coronavirus vaccine have said they've since had a heavier or delayed period.But experts say...
Medical chief on what he thinks Sajid Javid’s priorities should be
Former chancellor Sajid Javid is returning to the cabinet as the new health secretary, replacing Matt Hancock. BBC Breakfast spoke...
Long Covid: ‘I’ve blood clots, a braced leg and damaged heart… but I’m home’
Now, as I sit on the sofa, helping my daughter complete her world flags sticker book, I am reminded of...
‘It all could have all ended for me that day’
Sean O’Hare regularly hikes for miles in Northern Ireland’s Mourne Mountains. It’s been a rapid period of recovery for the...
How a patient treated 280 miles from home died on the M11 hard shoulder
By Nikki FoxBBC Look East Health Correspondentimage copyrightMaxine Fulcherimage captionPeggy Copeman had to travel 280 miles (450km) as a local...
Covid-19: ‘Grab a jab’ for all over-18s opens in England
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon said: "With more than 63 million jabs already delivered by the NHS in England,...
Infected blood: Parents and pupils reveal they were kept in dark at stricken school
Lee was born with severe haemophilia, a rare condition in which the blood does not clot properly. It mostly affects...
Covid-19: NHS Test and Trace weaknesses remain, says watchdog
Meanwhile, the creation of the UK Health Security Agency, which will take on responsibility for NHS Test and Trace, the...
A&Es ‘overwhelmed’ by children with mild winter viruses, doctors warn
"We understand that it's a really difficult time to be a parent of a young child, particularly if the child...
Covid: The man who tested positive for Covid 43 times
Scientists are studying the case of a man in Bristol who has recovered from 290 days being positive with SARS-CoV-2....
Keira Bell: Puberty blockers give children options, Trust says
In written arguments, he said: "The need for a child to understand, retain and weigh up the salient facts is...
Queen describes Health Secretary Matt Hancock as ‘poor man’
The Queen has held her first in person meeting with the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in more than a...
Vaccines minister: ‘Vaccine hesitancy has halved amongst black and black British people’
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says the UK's vaccination programme has passed another key milestone, with more than 60% of the...
Keira Bell case: What are puberty blockers?
As part of the ruling, they said "there is real uncertainty over the short and long-term consequences of the treatment...
Higher ethnic minority maternity risk examined
While death in pregnancy or childbirth is rare, black women are four times more likely to die during or up...
Covid-19: Aim for double-jabbed arrivals to avoid quarantine – Hancock
Andrew Flintham, from travel firm Tui, said it had become an interested party in the legal action taken against the...
Having coil fitted should not hurt, say experts
Lou Brack, head of nursing at Brook, the sexual health and wellbeing service for young people, said: "It's all about...
