Entries by BBC News - Health

Charlotte Henshaw: Paralympic champion on challenges of being an athlete with endometriosis

Paralympic champion Charlotte Henshaw on the challenges she faces training and competing while living with endometriosis.

Scores of local pharmacies closing across England

Data shows there are now fewer local chemists than at any time since 2015, despite rising demand.

Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says

Covid-19 global health emergency is over, more than three years after being declared - WHO says

Vaccines: Pre-school uptake in Northern Ireland in steady decline, report says

Around 15,000 children are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, a report finds.

World not ready for next pandemic, says Bupa boss

Iñaki Ereño says any future pandemic cannot result in the interruption of routine healthcare.

Deaf Awareness Week 2023: ‘I want to be a role model for other deaf people’

The Deaf Arts Festival will tour Northern Ireland after premiering in Belfast this weekend.

Young blind people in Scotland ‘risk losing independence’

Experts warn of a lack of a trained support workers to teach key life skills others learn through sight.

Rise in UK measles cases causing concern

Parents encouraged to check their children are up to date with their vaccinations.

Is this anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist the next Alex Jones?

An anti-vaccine conspiracy film is supercharging the harassment of bereaved people

US drug regulator approves world’s first RSV vaccine

Officials say the vaccine against the deadly virus could be rolled out for older adults by August.