Latest headlines in Health News
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Measles: Half a million UK children missed jab (BBC Health 2019-04-25 01:22:26)
People rejecting vaccines are a "growing public health time bomb", the head of NHS England warns.
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Measles: 500,000 UK children missed jab (BBC Health 2019-04-25 00:12:15)
Globally, 169 million children were not given a first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017.
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How much screen time should children be allowed? (BBC Health 2019-04-24 18:55:36)
New World Health Organization guidelines say under twos should not have any sedentary screen time.
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'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech (BBC Health 2019-04-24 17:00:34)
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again.
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No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says (BBC Health 2019-04-24 13:31:43)
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say.
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Coventry neurosurgeon gave patient 'appalling' surgery (BBC Health 2019-04-24 08:18:36)
Doctors say his work on a woman now "virtually unable to walk" is deeply flawed.
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'My hands and legs needed to go when I got meningitis' (BBC Health 2019-04-24 05:51:05)
Mike Davies spent 70 days in intensive care with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia.
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The Lego bricks designed for children with sight loss (BBC Health 2019-04-23 23:26:04)
Children at one UK school have been testing them out. Some say other approaches should also be taught.
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Teenage albino model: 'I'm thankful for my skin tone' (BBC Health 2019-04-23 23:03:16)
Kimberley Leech, 15, has appeared in the Italian edition of Vogue magazine.
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Innovative child malaria vaccine test starts in Malawi (BBC Health 2019-04-23 11:15:41)
The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.
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Malaria vaccine rolled out for tens of thousands of children (BBC Health 2019-04-23 11:15:41)
The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.
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Self-injecting fillers 'a slippery slope' (BBC Health 2019-04-23 10:28:08)
A campaign to highlight the dangers of cosmetic procedures is to be launched shortly by the government in England.
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Dorset stroke survivor hopes to inspire others (BBC Health 2019-04-23 09:25:59)
Paul Lambert had three strokes in 15 months but is not letting it stop him from taking on new physical challenges.
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Innovative child malaria vaccine to be tested in Malawi (BBC Health 2019-04-22 23:39:32)
The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.
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Athletes risking their health by 'under-fuelling' (BBC Health 2019-04-22 23:04:48)
Distance runner Gina Paletta warns how "under-fuelling" during training left her on crutches.
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Parkinson's disease patient: 'I can walk... it's really helped me' (BBC Health 2019-04-22 17:46:59)
Parkinson's disease patient Gail Jardine can walk more freely after having a spinal implant fitted.
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Housebound Parkinson's patients have movement restored (BBC Health 2019-04-22 17:38:45)
An electrical stimulus can help revive mobility for people with the disease, scientists have discovered.
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Parkinson's results beyond researchers' wildest dreams (BBC Health 2019-04-22 17:38:45)
Previously housebound patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines. Researchers say the small trial of the treatment has gone 'beyond their wildest dreams'.
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Older women exploited by IVF clinics, says fertility watchdog (BBC Health 2019-04-22 02:00:57)
Clinics are using "selective success rates" to target older women, the fertility watchdog warns.
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Campaign to tackle 'botched' cosmetic procedures (BBC Health 2019-04-22 00:31:30)
The use of self-injected dermal and lip fillers is rising, along with dangerous cosmetic surgery.