Entries by BBC News - Health

‘Long colds’ are a thing, like Long Covid say experts /in /by

Common 'long cold' symptoms people reported include a cough, stomach pain, and diarrhoea.

Concern over severe food allergy prescriptions /in /by

Only 60% of people needing hospital treatment for allergy reactions were prescribed EpiPens, data shows.

Strep A: University of Bristol study to aid hopes of vaccine /in /by

It is hoped the study will aid the development of a vaccine against the infection.

Covid inquiry: Minority doctors less forthright about poor PPE, BMA says /in /by

Racism meant ethnic-minority doctors felt unable to challenge poor PPE, the Covid inquiry hears.

Covid jab could be available privately from 2024 /in /by

Moderna is hoping to make its Covid jab available privately in the UK.

How to get rid of bedbugs /in /by

Although uncomfortable, bedbug bites are not typically dangerous and are often easily dealt with.

Rishi Sunak defends his plan to ban smoking for younger generation /in /by

The prime minister tells the BBC he backs the move because there is "no safe level of smoking".

Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out plan /in /by

The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.

Pregnant smokers in Lincolnshire get help to quit /in /by

A new scheme is helping women in Lincolnshire stop smoking before they give birth.

Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris bedbug surge /in /by

Cleaning on the Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs", Eurostar says.