Health

Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?

The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?

'There are loads of people that vape at school'

A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of ...

Ex-medical officer close to tears over Covid deaths

Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly pre...

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotlan...

'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'

Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vin...

'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband'

The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on ...

Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?

Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets t...

Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the B...

Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation

Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal pub...

Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK

The biggest increase is among the over 80s, with a marked rise in cases in adult...

I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal

Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Pan...

What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?

Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, wh...

What does hot weather do to the body?

What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?

How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life

A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Bre...

How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking...

UV levels explained - how do I protect myself?

How to be sun savvy and get the right level of protection from UV rays.