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The tattoo on my arm is now on my tongue after cancer treatment

The tattoo on my arm is now on my tongue after cancer treatment

Harriet Trewhitt, 21, was diagnosed with stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma earlier this year.

UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health

UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health

British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysisWhat is polygenic embryo screening in IVF and does it work?Couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on geneti

Are we addicted to the stats on our wrists?

Are we addicted to the stats on our wrists?

Do they do what they say they do, or are they just making us more stressed?

'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis

'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis

Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.The factche

‘It becomes my whole job’: autism advocates fight RFK Jr’s barrage of misinformation

‘It becomes my whole job’: autism advocates fight RFK Jr’s barrage of misinformation

Advocates demand public health officials ‘listen to autistic voices’ after health secretary’s debunked vaccine claimsWhen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered its website last month to reflect US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s belief of a causal link between vaccines

‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia

‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia

Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effectsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn TikTok, a 21-year-old fitness influencer is spruiking a drug that hasn’t

'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day

'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day

Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.

Key US panel to vote on changing infant hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

Key US panel to vote on changing infant hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

ACIP vote follows two postponements and contentious meeting and comes as RFK Jr pushes for vaccine delayAfter a delay and an unusually contentious meeting, a federal vaccine advisory panel was expected to vote on Friday whether to change the longstanding recommendation that all newborns be immunized

LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy

LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy

More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

Why I'm terrified of motorways even though I've been driving for 20 years

Why I'm terrified of motorways even though I've been driving for 20 years

A woman shares her experience of driving anxiety and a driving coach gives tips to combat this fear.

My husband would still be alive if he'd got Post Office compensation

My husband would still be alive if he'd got Post Office compensation

The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.

GPs failing older people living with frailty, National Audit Office finds

GPs failing older people living with frailty, National Audit Office finds

Of patients diagnosed with condition in 2024/25, only 18% were assessed for fall risk and just 16% had a medical reviewGPs are failing to provide adequate support for people living with frailty, an independent watchdog has found.Frailty is a syndrome related to ageing and in which body systems gradu

CDC advisers delay vote on restricting infant hepatitis B vaccinations in tense meeting

CDC advisers delay vote on restricting infant hepatitis B vaccinations in tense meeting

From 1990 to 2019, reported cases of acute hepatitis B among kids declined by 99% due to infant immunizationAfter a contentious meeting, vaccine advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Thursday to delay a vote on restricting hepatitis B vaccination for infants u

Flu cases at record high for time of year as NHS warns of 'unprecedented' outbreak

Flu cases at record high for time of year as NHS warns of 'unprecedented' outbreak

An average of 1,700 patients were in hospital in England with flu last week - more than 50% higher than the same period last year, figures show.

Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medic

Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medic

Chris Whitty contrasts systematic approach in children and calls for more research into managing infections in elderlyThe medical profession must do more to prevent and manage infections in elderly people as the current methods are “hit and miss”, the chief medical officer for England has said.Writi

NHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise

NHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise

Average of 1,717 flu patients in beds last week, up 56% on a year ago, after ‘unusually early’ start to seasonThe NHS is facing an “unprecedented flu wave”, a senior healthcare leader said, as the number of people with the illness in hospitals across England hit a record high.The statistics, publish

Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses

Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses

Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.

RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel to weigh delaying hepatitis B shots to newborns

RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel to weigh delaying hepatitis B shots to newborns

Experts say any change to the hepatitis B schedule could have significant and far-reaching consequencesRobert F Kennedy Jr’s vaccine advisory committee convenes on Thursday to consider a reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to delay hepatitis B sh

‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claimAmerica’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff on Friday, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming that at least 10 children died from Covid vacci

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