New flu virus mutation could see ‘worst season in a decade’
20 hours agoShareSaveJames GallagherHealth and science correspondentShareSaveGetty ImagesListen to James read this articleFlu strikes every winter, but this year something…
Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
1 day agoShareSaveRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterShareSaveAlamyIt's the body's superhighway that carries information from your brain to your major organs.…
What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids
In Paola Arlotta’s lab at Harvard is a long, windowless hallway that is visited every day by one of her…
‘A predator in your home’: Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves
3 days agoShareSaveLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergShareSaveBBCWarning - this story contains distressing content and discussion of suicideMegan Garcia had…
You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment?
2 days agoShareSaveNick TriggleHealth correspondentShareSaveGetty ImagesGP Dr David Turner no longer sees patients on a Wednesday morning.Instead, he spends that…
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
Just nowShareSaveShareSaveGetty ImagesNobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged…
Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions
Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns.Four wrongful death lawsuits…
China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch
A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.After weeks…
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
2 hours agoShareSaveRebecca Curran,BBC Scotland and Ken Banks,North east Scotland reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesThousands of North Sea oil workers are being told…
Doctor licked beer off colleague, tribunal hears
2 hours agoShareSaveGeorge KingSuffolkShareSaveRawlstock/Getty ImagesA doctor accused of pouring beer down a younger colleague's cleavage before licking it off and…