Entries by BBC News - Health

Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout /in /by

It becomes the first nation in the world to roll out a universal anti-malaria jab for infants.

Doctor uses Apple Watch to help passenger on flight /in /by

The medic intervenes while on a Ryanair flight to Verona for a skiing holiday.

Devon researchers believe watercress could treat nappy rash /in /by

Researchers from Devon believe healing properties of watercress could lead to new skin treatments.

Medics told not to report illegal abortions to police /in /by

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says women are being wrongly prosecuted.

Sarah Ferguson’s ‘shock’ at skin cancer diagnosis /in /by

A spokesman says a cancerous mole was found while the duchess was having reconstructive surgery.

Bowels, bladders and sex: Rediscovering life after mountain crash /in /by

Extreme sportsman Niall McCann talks frankly about life after crashing into a mountain at 50mph.

England’s sexual health services ‘at breaking point’ /in /by

Soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections threaten to overwhelm services, experts warn.

My agonising headaches make me bang my head off walls /in /by

Daren Frankish says his cluster headaches are like being hit with a baseball bat and stabbed in the eye.

Whorlton Hall: Four carers sentenced for abusing hospital patients /in /by

They are given suspended sentences after BBC Panorama exposed their actions in an undercover film.

UK Covid inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid WhatsApp messages ‘all deleted’ /in /by

An inquiry hears the former first minister's messages were removed during "routine tidying up" of inboxes.