Entries by BBC News

What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster /in /by

After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South's health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what you need to know.

Scheme to trial scrapping fit notes to get people back to work /in /by

The government says the system is "broken", with too many people signed off work with no help to return.

‘Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not’ /in /by

One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed.

Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia /in /by

Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide

Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia /in /by

Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide

Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns /in /by

Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.

‘New cancer test makes me feel women’s health matters’ /in /by

A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk.

Living with PMDD is like having the Grim Reaper visit every month /in /by

Women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder discuss how it impacts their lives.

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive /in /by

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

I tried the UK’s ‘saltiest’ sandwich – here’s what I learned /in /by

Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies.