Entries by BBC News

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears /in /by

IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

Emma Barnett: We can’t ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agony /in /by

Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.

‘Don’t be too kind’: Stories from the maternity unit where mums were failed /in /by

BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients /in /by

The drug, daraxonrasib, has been hailed as a breakthrough in managing the deadliest of all the major cancers.

Checks reveal young women with deadly ‘silent’ heart risk /in /by

Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it's not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts.

Why renaming my health condition could help other women /in /by

Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.

Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests /in /by

A new DNA test could help screen whether patients require the treatment or not, according to a new international trial.

Trump in excellent health after annual checkup, his doctor says /in /by

The White House releases the results of the US president's latest medical examination, which states he is "fully fit" to carry out his duties.

Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS ‘marking own homework’, councils warn /in /by

The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.

Gethin trains to be Dr Oscar’s guide runner /in /by

Gethin Jones trains to be Dr Oscar's guide runner