Entries by BBC News

I’ll lose my bowel because my pain was dismissed until my husband spoke up /in /by

An operation left Donna Davies in constant pain but she only felt believed when her husband spoke up.

Doctors failed to spot my hidden condition for so long I was left permanently disabled /in /by

Actor Daneka Etchells is performing in a show which reflects her experiences of "medical gaslighting".

Doctors failed to spot my hidden condition for so long I was left permanently disabled /in /by

Actor Daneka Etchells is performing in a show which reflects her experiences of "medical gaslighting".

Father warns of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after son’s death /in /by

Cases caused by the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, have numbered in the hundreds since 1960 – but it can quickly prove fatal if not diagnosed correctly.

Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA /in /by

All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a major study.

What type of procrastinator are you – and how to fix it now (not later) /in /by

The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us and why it's not always bad.

Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests /in /by

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April /in /by

It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.

‘Fibroids left me in excruciating pain’ /in /by

Woman's Hour discusses fibroids and the need for greater knowledge about the pain they can cause women.

‘Fibroids left me in excruciating pain’ /in /by

Woman's Hour discusses fibroids and the need for greater knowledge about the pain they can cause women.