Entries by BBC News

Diabetes patients offered artificial-pancreas tech /in /by

The rollout of new devices for thousands in England with type 1 diabetes is hailed as a landmark moment.

Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu case /in /by

There has only been one other human case of avian flu in the US, and the risk to the public is low.

Patients dying needlessly due to A&E delay – study /in /by

Hundreds could be dying unnecessarily due to long waits in A&E in England, according to NHS data analysis.

Doctors told woman cancerous cyst was pregnancy /in /by

Emma Colledge from Durham is encouraging people to be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind /in /by

Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind /in /by

Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

Study links PMS with perinatal depression /in /by

Women with premenstrual disorders are much more likely to have birth-related depression, researchers say.

Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland? /in /by

MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.

What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia? /in /by

Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.

Woman saw 20 doctors before endometriosis diagnosis /in /by

Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years.