|
|
|
|
|
Your attention span has shrunk by nearly two minutes in the past 20 years, driven in part by technology's hold over your work and home life, experts say. Here's how to stay focused so you can get things done.
|
Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual attraction be cultivated later? Therapist Ian Kerner shares what he's learned in his practice.
|
'Body doubling' is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here's how to do it.
|
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the "abortion pill."
|
No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
|
|
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
|
The increasing popularity of stylish, trendy athletic wear has made über-comfortable clothing something that's not just for the gym. It's infiltrated all corners of culture, from high fashion runways to the offices of Silicon Valley executives — and really, it's appropriate for any occasion when you just want to be comfortable.
|
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.
|
|
Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a new species.
|
Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that's been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food storage containers is safe to use — especially if it's vintage.
|
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
|
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age.
|
The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
|
An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday.
|
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
|
Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health.
|
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.
|
Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible - restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye conditon called hypotony.
|
Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What's Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.
|
Dr Alex George wants better assessment waiting times after paying for expensive private tests.
|
Steph Hoy dropped from 25 stone to eight stone after surgery.
|
How the third Monday of January came to be known as the most depressing day of the year.
|
Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
|
Shingles vaccine to reduce dementia risk? Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea & tech trousers
|
James inhales a lungful of fumes to see if he can see air pollution moving inside him
|
Should we be having regular saunas? Plus, a breakthrough result for Huntington’s disease.
|
Carloway Football Club in Lewis has received a grant of £22,000.
|
The sessions in December and January aim to bring people in Wolverhampton together during the colder months.
|
Hundreds of peopling attending singing groups are being taught songs and breathing techniques.
|
A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
|
Cathy Read will walk across Spain to support the charity that helped her recover.
|
A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.
|
Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.
|
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.
|
Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.
|
With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?
|
Some rage rooms say most of their customers are female - we talk to women about why they pay to smash up old TVs.
|
Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.
|
BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
|
But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
|
Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
|
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
|
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
|
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
|
People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
|
The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
|
Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
|
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
|
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
|
Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
|
Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.
|
With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
|
The disposable vape ban is designed to reduce environmental damage and protect children's health.
|
As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
|
Do you need to spend more to get the best for your chapped lips?
|
The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.
|
Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
|
Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.
|
Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.
|
The former Spice Girl's new Netflix documentary has landed - under the shadow of a reported family feud.
|
How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
|
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
|
Let's talk about sweat... From contestants on The Celebrity Traitors and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
|
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
|
A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.
|
UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to be vaccinated.
|
The global market in this supplement is worth almost £3bn - a figure set to nearly double over the next decade.
|
A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
|
Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
|
In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.
|
A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
|
Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
|
You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
|
The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.
|
Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here's how to spot the symptoms.
|
Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer.
|
Milkshakes and lattes to be included in UK sugar tax scheme for the first time.
|
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
|
They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
|
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
|
Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
|
Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients.
|
School closures seemed the only option but lockdowns probably went "too far" , former PM tells Covid Inquiry.
|
This part of the inquiry is looking at the impact the pandemic had on children and young people.
|
The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government's actions.
|
Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take "decisive action" against an "entirely foreseeable" variant.
|
A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels "left out" after missing so much school.
|
The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.
|
The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.
|
Business owners describe breaking into tears as they were forced to lay off staff, while workers feared for their jobs
|
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
|
Baroness Hallett makes her second report into the UK's pandemic response. With Jim Reed.
|
The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
|
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
|
BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.
|
The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
|
The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.
|
Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience.
|
The service says calls increased by 20% in the past week, fuelled by illnesses such as the flu.
|
Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.
|
Regular pop-up vaccination clinics are available at The Bevy community pub in Brighton.
|
We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?
|
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
|
The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.
|
Flu has come early this year with a new mutated version of the virus circulating.
|
Bertie Melly was in hospital for 18 months after his premature birth in May 2024.
|
How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
|
Use our interactive tool to explore the latest flu numbers in your area
|
NHS bosses are urging people to only come to A&E if it is an emergency.
|
Cases up after two weeks of decline, as hospitals report rise in slips and falls because of cold snap.
|
Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
|
Dr Sayed Mia tried to flee when inspectors arrived at the central London clinic where he worked.
|
Dr Amir Hamid said his sight was saved by quick treatment when he had symptoms of a detached retina.
|
Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.
|
A study found the 10 consistently worst-performing centres were all in the Midlands and North of England.
|
The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system, co-ordination - and whether some patients are over-treated
|
After a decade of trying for a baby, Caroline and her husband decided they needed to build a different future.
|
Health editor Hugh Pym revamped his diet after a test suggested his gut health appeared to look five years older than he was
|
Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.
|
Dr Susan Gilby told the BBC she was relieved the case was over and that it "was never about the money."
|
More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help.
|
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust says online videos falsely show clinicians promoting weight loss patches.
|
Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.
|
Seven hospitals with Raac that were prioritised last year are not expected to be completed on time - some not until 2032/33.
|
A judge says the hospital chiefs' changing room policy created a "hostile" environment for women.
|
Amber breaks out in hives if the temperature goes below 12C (53F) and wishes for a "normal life".
|
Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.
|
Bosses, in a post to staff, say in hindsight, it was not a good use of charitable funds.
|
Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.
|
It was once seen as an "unsexy nutrient" but its health benefits beyond the bowel are now in the spotlight.
|
An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.
|
John Cuddihy told BBC Scotland News his late daughter's experiences "must continue to echo beyond her lifetime".
|
The charges relate to alleged offences against patients, including children, in the West Midlands.
|
A simple finger-prick blood test can find those at risk so they can get the right treatment.
|
Nearly a quarter of hospital trusts in England have seen waiting times deteriorate in the past year.
|
Don't just focus on one activity - doing a variety every week gives you more health benefits, a study suggests.
|