Entries by BBC News

Greater awareness not more cases behind ADHD surge, study suggests /in /by

Study found no evidence of significant rise with jump in demand for help down to under-diagnosis.

First bacteria we ever meet can keep us out of hospital /in /by

For the first time, scientists show how our microbiome forms affects the risk of infection.

Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect the pill /in /by

Women should use the most effective contraception to avoid pregnancy while taking 'skinny jabs', the drugs regulator says.

Abortion laws are Victorian era, says grieving mum /in /by

Elen Hughes, who lost her son Danial at 37-and-a-half weeks, says police guidance is "terrible".

Science Cafe /in /by

Adam Walton delves into three books exploring global health and disease.

Science Cafe /in /by

Adam Walton delves into three books exploring global health and disease.

Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospital /in /by

Patients who died at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull may have suffered avoidable harm, documents suggest.

Syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing /in /by

Experts say the gonorrhoea figures are a worry. although the actual number of drug-resistant cases is low.

Syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing /in /by

Experts say the gonorrhoea figures are a worry. although the actual number of drug-resistant cases is low.

Syphilis and drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing /in /by

Experts say the gonorrhoea figures are concerning - though the actual number of drug-resistant cases is low.