Entries by BBC News

How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes /in /by

Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.

The Global Story /in /by

The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?

The Global Story /in /by

The US is an outlier in its approach to prosecuting infanticide. Why?

Transplanted pig kidney works in US man’s body for record 271 days /in /by

A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

New GP and wellbeing hub ‘a major milestone’ /in /by

The £21m hub brings together primary care, community wellbeing and leisure services in one location.

Chasing a perfect sleep score? You could be making it worse /in /by

The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.

Ryan Jones: Unbreakable /in /by

Rugby legend Ryan Jones talks candidly about his early-onset dementia diagnosis.

Moral Maze /in /by

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

A&E patients ending in ‘corridors and cupboards’ /in /by

A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in 'corridors and cupboards'.

Social media ‘spiral’ found after sister’s death /in /by

A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the "spiral that she was going through" was evident from her social media history.