Parkinson’s disease: Mike Tindall regrets not pushing his dad
Former England rugby star Mike Tindall has told BBC Breakfast he regretted not pushing his dad more when he was...
Health
Covid: More than 20 million living in areas with zero deaths
Cases are people who have tested positive for coronavirus. Public health bodies may occasionally revise their case numbers. Case rate...
Covid: Brazil passes 400,000 deaths amid slow vaccination
The outbreak has been fuelled by more transmissible variants of the virus and a lack of co-ordinated national measures. The...
The bus helping increase Covid vaccine uptake
Residents in the borough of Brent in London are being offered an alternative to visiting a vaccine centre - a...
Gene therapy: ‘Now I can see my own face again’
In 2019 the NHS agreed to fund the treatment, Luxturna, the first in a new generation of gene therapies for...
Lisa Arthurs: ‘My daughter was crying out for help’
"People are being given these waiting times and by the time their appointment comes, it's too late." These words were...
Free e-cigarettes for smokers in A&E trial
Prof Caitlin Notley, who is helping lead the study, at the University of East Anglia, said recruiting people in emergency...
India Covid-19: Deadly second wave spreads from cities to small towns
India's deadly Covid-19 second wave has devastated big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Pune. Hospitals and crematoriums have run...
Back to the office? Science reveals best desks to nab
Lead researcher Prof Kerstin Sailer, from the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL, said: "The strongest effect we found was...
Covid: One dose of vaccine halves transmission – study
The study, which has yet to be fully peer-reviewed, included more than 57,000 contacts from 24,000 households in which there...
Covid vaccine: Sore arm and headache most common side effects
Confidence in the vaccines has continued to grow since the end of last year, with more than 80% saying they...
Teen girl footballers have double concussion risk of boys
Dr Abigail Bretzin, postdoctoral fellow and certified athletic trainer at the University of Pennsylvania, echoed the call for female-specific studies,...
EastEnders actress Lacey Turner calls for better miscarriage support
In the UK parents only qualify for treatment on the NHS if they have had three miscarriages in a row.EastEnders...
India Covid: First UK aid arrives as coronavirus deaths mount
The UK, however, said it would not be sending vaccine doses to India imminently. "We are moving through the UK...
Covid-19 in India: Cases, deaths and oxygen supply
The facilities, which were not needed last year when strict lockdown measures saw cases decline, were able to provide an...
Rugby dementia study: Ben Kay and Shane Williams join head injury research
Kay, part of the England's 2003 World Cup winning team, told BBC News: "As someone that will undoubtedly have suffered...
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout in England extends to 44-year-olds
One of the people featured in the advert is 32-year-old Thor Porter, a drummer and graphic designer from Salisbury, in...
Covid-19: New push for under-50s to take up jab offers
Documentary photographers and filmmakers set out across the UK in February and March to capture the immunisation programme in action,...
