
World-first gonorrhoea vaccine rollout begins in UK as infection rates soar
Doctors say the jabs could save the NHS millions of pounds over the next decade.
FRIDAY, 08 AUGUST 2025, 12:47
Doctors say the jabs could save the NHS millions of pounds over the next decade.
Tatiana Andia knew Colombia would permit her a medically assisted death. She took her country with her on the journey to dying.
The murals are created at a special education school and wellbeing and cancer support centre.
Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.
Dr Sunita Sah explains to Drs Xand and Chris van Tulleken why many people find it difficult.
Like many Americans, Republicans believe that insurance should be tied to employment — and increasingly they don’t think it’s essential to have at all.
Omagh group Support 2gether is a finalist in the BBC’s Make a Difference Awards.
The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.
The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices.
A High Court challenge over the registration of England’s first private gender clinic for teenagers has failed.
Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service.
An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.
The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.
Royal College of Nursing wants urgent talks on way NHS contract works, warning nurses feel undervalued.
The comedian talks about some of the things she has struggled with as a new mother in her forties.
Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort.
The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health.
NRS Healthcare, which provides wheelchairs, hoists and other equipment, is expected to run out of cash by the end of the week, the BBC understands.
But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
Parents should wash their children’s hands with soap and warm water before eating, say health officials.
Resident doctors in England went on strike over pay for five days at the end of July 2025.