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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.
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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.
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No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
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'Body doubling' is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here's how to do it.
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Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
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An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the "abortion pill."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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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.
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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.
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The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
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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.
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The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
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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.
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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.
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This episode of Sliced Bread looks at the myths behind cough and cold treatments.
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After a whirlwind year, CMAT tells Nick Grimshaw that she's found a new way to relax.
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In a special live episode, What's up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart.
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Emily Berry's exploration of agoraphobia.
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Hannah says the rugby star's podcast helped with her mental health and inspired her to take up the sport.
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We investigate the safety of melatonin as a sleep aid, and should you eat your placenta?
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We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.
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He knows exactly what to do when a member of staff is unwell.
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Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
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Shingles vaccine to reduce dementia risk? Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea & tech trousers
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The Grade-II listed St Dunstan's House has been converted into a health and wellbeing.
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Craig Parkins says years of hard work has "just gone up in smoke".
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There are multiple ways for men to combat hair loss now, but should they have to?
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The Accounts Commission says the amount councils are spending on culture and leisure services is not keeping up with rising costs.
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A clinic which helps survivors of rape and sexual assault feel more comfortable during cervical screening celebrates 10 years.
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Despite the change - which will happen in 2026 - campaigners warn some women will lose out because the number who attend is too low.
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A very rare condition led to an important diagnosis after years of pain for The Traitors star.
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When Kat Denisi was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 she was put into a medically induced menopause.
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Hayley Barlow-Ford says better data would have helped her make an "informed choice" about surgery.
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The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
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Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.
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The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
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They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
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Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
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Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.
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In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
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The former health secretary was giving evidence about medical equipment deals during the pandemic.
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She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".
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The Inquiry hears from the lead of the test and trace unit
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Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
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Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
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The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of the pandemic on care services, starting on Monday.
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With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?
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Resident doctors in England went on strike over pay for five days at the end of July 2025.
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Former health secretary Matt Hancock denied claims the government's attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in early 2020 was empty rhetoric.
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BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
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But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
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Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
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The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
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Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
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Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
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Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.
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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?
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The disposable vape ban is designed to reduce environmental damage and protect children's health.
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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.
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Do you need to spend more to get the best for your chapped lips?
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The NHS in England and Wales will start offering the MMRV vaccine to young children from January 2026.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.
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With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?
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Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid says footwear companies are failing amputees.
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Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
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It's not an actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.
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Mark Hutchinson was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes "out of the blue".
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The government says it is taking action to protect people from “aggressive collection practices”.
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The soap actor meets families fighting for their children’s education for BBC Panorama.
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Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.
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The former Spice Girl's new Netflix documentary has landed - under the shadow of a reported family feud.
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One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.
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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
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How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
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A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.
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UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to be vaccinated.
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The global market in this supplement is worth almost £3bn - a figure set to nearly double over the next decade.
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Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
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ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
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A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
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Despite the change - which will happen in 2026 - campaigners warn some women will lose out because the number who attend is too low.
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The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
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Families had been calling for Sir Julian's resignation over poor maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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The health secretary is refusing to make concessions on pay after the BMA announced a further walkout.
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Jacqui Hunter died less than 24 hours after being told that her daughter had died in the womb.
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More 16-24 year olds in England say they have symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder - BBC analysis finds.
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Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, according to new research.
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A mum says she was not warned of the potentially life-threatening risks of a uterine rupture.
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Two women who had breast cancer say their concerns were dismissed by doctors at first.
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Instead of reaching for pricey probiotic shots or snacks, here are five easy food swaps to boost your gut health.
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The test detects compounds in the breath which are detectable in cancer patients, say scientists.
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Campaigners say IVF treatment should be less stigmatised in the workplace and come with legal entitlements to time off
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An offer was made to avert the resident doctors' strike but the union said it did not go far enough.
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Nicola Hutton was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted of a false communication offence.
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Adverts for cosmetic devices not registered with the medicines regulator must not make medical claims.
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If you're getting a pattern of milder, recurring headaches here are four things you can do to help manage it.
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Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.
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Rules about administering drugs such as Botox and Mounjaro have not kept up, says Wales' regulator.
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The palliative care nurse was convicted of the murder of 10 patients, and the attempted murder of 27 others.
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Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.
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Vulnerable urged to come forward for flu jab quickly as virus has come early this year.
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You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
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A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
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Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.
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Lucy Letby was free to work without any restrictions imposed by the regulator until she was charged.
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A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.
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Four months after a young woman died in a mental health unit, another patient tried to harm herself in similar circumstances, leaked documents show.
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