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What does hot weather do to the body?
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:18:07 GMT
What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?
Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:04:10 GMT
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:26:15 GMT
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report.
'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband'
Tue, 21 May 2024 12:10:43 GMT
The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on Tuesday.
Five takeaways from Johnson at the Covid inquiry
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:03:14 GMT
The former PM is the most high-profile witness so far to testify at the inquiry into the pandemic.
I lost mum, dad and sister to HIV in blood scandal
Mon, 13 May 2024 04:45:05 GMT
Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.
Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation
Tue, 21 May 2024 15:32:17 GMT
Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal published on Monday.
UV levels explained - how do I protect myself?
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:23:00 GMT
How to be sun savvy and get the right level of protection from UV rays.
What the outdoor smoking ban in Australia could tell us about UK's future
Sat, 31 Aug 2024 09:26:42 GMT
In Australia, smoking outdoors in pubs is heavily regulated - could the UK follow suit?
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:28:01 GMT
Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid.
What counts as junk food in upcoming UK advert ban
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:48:02 GMT
Online restrictions will start in October 2025, with junk food adverts on TV banned before 21:00.
What is the infected blood scandal?
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:13:14 GMT
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods
Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:33:23 GMT
Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.
How Dame Deborah James helped save a mum's life
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:06:52 GMT
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
What is the plan to give polio vaccines to children in Gaza?
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:34:50 GMT
Pauses to fighting will allow hundreds of thousands of Gaza children to be vaccinated against polio.
Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:36:59 GMT
Those who break the law protecting areas around abortion clinics could face an unlimited fine.
‘I grieve for the person I was before' - Covid inquiry to begin new phase
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 01:13:17 GMT
The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
Are weight-loss injections the answer to obesity?
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:52:45 GMT
The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
What do we know about Kate's cancer journey?
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:32:27 GMT
The Princess of Wales is looking forward to returning to work, after finishing a course of chemotherapy.
How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:36:40 GMT
Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
'Moronic': Vicious Covid WhatsApps reveal No 10 battles
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:31:44 GMT
"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions during the pandemic.
How worried should we be about mpox?
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:23:31 GMT
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat.
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:23:46 GMT
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:43:02 GMT
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:52:25 GMT
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
NHS was 'creaking at seams' when Covid hit
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:26:13 GMT
Lack of staff and beds hampered care for both Covid and non-Covid patients, the inquiry is told.
How 175 British children were infected with HIV
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:23:44 GMT
Families of some of those affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into the treatment disaster.
Men on sodium valproate told to use contraception
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:55:44 GMT
There is a potential, small increased risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental problems, experts say
Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:18:18 GMT
Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job title change
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:12:15 GMT
They will now be called resident doctors in an attempt to
better reflect their expertise.
Pregnancy brain changes revealed in detailed scans
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 02:08:59 GMT
Repeated scans during one woman's pregnancy show brain changes never charted before.
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:09:11 GMT
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’
Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:36:30 GMT
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.
Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:53:47 GMT
The world must act now to ensure vaccines reach the areas most in need, the WHO's Dr Hans Kluge says.
Paris: Grassroots to Glory
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:01:00 GMT
The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.
Kate at first work meeting since cancer treatment
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:37:53 GMT
Princess of Wales continues her gradual return to public life with her first work meeting this year.
'There are loads of people that vape at school'
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:54:43 GMT
A group of teenagers in Fife have been making a documentary about the impact of disposable vapes.
Why Starmer’s NHS reforms may give you a sense of deja-vu
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:59:04 GMT
The PM is promising major change, but this is not the first time such ideas have been tried
No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:39:30 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer promises 10-year plan for England as part of "biggest reimagining" of NHS.
Junior doctors want more despite backing pay deal
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:19:09 GMT
Union says more above-inflation rises needed in coming years or there will be consequences.
Inquiry under way into 2,000 mental health deaths
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:23:30 GMT
Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.
Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:58:13 GMT
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
Melanoma skin cancer cases rising in UK
Sun, 26 May 2024 23:40:31 GMT
The biggest increase is among the over 80s, with a marked rise in cases in adults aged 25-49.
Infected blood inquiry: Five things we have learned
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:34:45 GMT
An inquiry into the "worst treatment disaster in NHS history" hears its final evidence.
New XEC Covid variant starting to spread
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:49:59 GMT
It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say.
Paris: Grassroots to Glory
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:43:25 GMT
The Rugby 7s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped
Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:00:43 GMT
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
What is mpox and how is it spread?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:09:05 GMT
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.
Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:56:06 GMT
A simple guide on how to get a good night's sleep in the heat.
Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down'
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:19:44 GMT
BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug injection kits.
