Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk – study
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBy Tulip MazumdarGlobal health correspondentWorking in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth…
MP calls for Down’s syndrome abortion law change
Published58 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PA MediaBy Chas GeigerPolitical reporterA call for the government to back a…
Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PA MediaBy Sam HancockBBC NewsThe hospital where Catherine, Princess of Wales, underwent…
Junior doctors vote to continue strike action
Published19 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PA MediaBy Nick TriggleHealth correspondentJunior doctors in England have voted in favour…
Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead
Published2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, TOLGA AKMEN/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockBy Brian WheelerPolitical reporterRishi Sunak's plan to ban anyone born after…
UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat – doctors
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A Psychedelics Reporter With a Changing Perspective
Can an experimental drug cure opioid addiction? Andrew Jacobs, who writes about psychedelic medicine for The Times, explored the “promise…
Emma Barnett: ‘Why I wanted a baby loss certificate’
Published22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBy Emma BarnettPresenter, Woman's HourSometimes things come along that you didn't know you needed…
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells
Published12 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Michelle RobertsDigital health editorScientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV…
‘Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work’ to stem exodus
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPaying dental practices 25% more to see patients…