Browsing: Health

Philippa GoymerBBC North East InvestigationsBBCNicola Fairley was given anti-wrinkle injections containing fake Botox and ended up in hospital with botulismIn…

Getty ImagesDivya Talwar & Sarah BellBBC NewsMaternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by…

Chef Heston Blumenthal looks back at how bipolar disorder has impacted his life. Source link

Getty ImagesTemperatures are expected to be high over the coming days in many parts of the UK, so here are…

Getty ImagesHot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.Experts recommend…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesDuring hot weather, it can be easy to overheat.Although heat exhaustion is not usually serious -…

Esme StallardClimate and science reporterVisual Journalism TeamBBC NewsGetty ImagesWhen temperatures soar, here are six simple things you can do to…

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners than before. Federal cuts risk putting a…

Simon KingLead Weather PresenterPA MediaAmber heat health alerts are in place across the whole of England with temperatures likely to…

Getty ImagesTwo breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the…

Andy GiddingsBBC News, West MidlandsBBCDonna Ockenden’s report in 2022 found serious failings in Shropshire’s maternity servicesA police investigation into maternity…

Chris CraddockBBC Jersey communities reporterBBCA panel of experts talked about the issues facing women in JerseyA campaign group has called…

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to…

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might…

Alison Holt & James MelleyBBC NewsBBCCarole Charles’s husband Winbourne’s death is one of 20 involving the same NHS hospital trust…

Steve Jones & Rachel RussellBBC News, YorkshireGetty ImagesYvonne Ford died after contact with a stray dog while on holiday (stock…

Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as…

In recent extraordinary moves, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired and replaced a team that makes vaccine recommendations…

Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations. The wholesale dismissal of the agency’s scientific advisers crossed the…

Getty ImagesUnlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people’s lives at risk, officials sayCosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and…

Divya Talwar & Tammi WalkerBBCTassie Weaver says she was treated like “a hysterical woman” by a midwifeWhen Tassie Weaver went…

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The…

Getty ImagesYoung people under the age of 18 are more aware of nicotine pouches, new data suggests.According to a survey…

How clowns and consoles are making a stay in hospital a bit easier for unwell youngsters Source link