Entries by BBC News

‘I used to be the shy kid’

Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked.

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe

STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports.

Why illegal children’s homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils

A ban was meant to bring an end to the practice - but councils continue to fund illegal placements.

Why illegal children’s homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils

A ban was meant to bring an end to the practice - but councils continue to fund illegal placements.

What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster

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.

‘Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not’

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

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

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

Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia

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

Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia

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

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive

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