Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped
16 minutes agoShareSaveRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterShareSaveGeorge HollandRipped. Shredded. Jacked. Swole. Which are you?Gym jargon such as this, which refers…
Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor, says report
5 hours agoShareSaveAlison HoltSocial affairs editor andJames Melley and Judith BurnsShareSaveBBCThe cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England…
What the NHS can learn from the European country that boosted cancer survival rates
25 minutes agoShareSaveHugh PymHealth editorShareSaveBBC"It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were…
Doctors warn hospitals under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise
25 minutes agoShareSaveJim ReedHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesDoctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows…
Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn
18 minutes agoShareSavePhilippa RoxbyHealth reporter andJim ReedHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesSenior cancer doctors are warning that excessive red tape means some patients…
Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns
42 minutes agoShareSaveSmitha MundasadHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesBoth NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don't help people…
Rise in number of people facing hunger in the UK
A third of children under five are living in UK homes where there is not enough access to healthy and…
More children are obese than underweight, says Unicef
38 minutes agoShareSaveDominic HughesGlobal Health correspondentShareSaveGetty ImagesFor the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese…
Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis
47 minutes agoShareSaveFergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesMore than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be…
Deodorant recalled after ‘itchy, burning armpits’ claims
19 minutes agoShareSaveFaarea Masud & Connie BowkerBBC NewsShareSaveMitchumA well-known deodorant brand has apologised and recalled some of its roll-on products…