Most areas cut eating-disorder help for under-18s
The Royal College of Psychiatrists worries children and young people will be put at risk, as demand rises.
Health
Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests
Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.
Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading
The cheap painkiller seems to help the immune system detect and destroy cancers.
Over 50% of adults worldwide predicted to be obese or overweight by 2050
Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries.
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years
“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.
Boots recalls paracetamol over labelling error
Packaging inside the box incorrectly states the pills are a different painkiller, aspirin.
UK death rate ‘reaches record low’
The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.
‘He was born navy blue’: Real-life stories behind Toxic Town Netflix series
The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects.
Over 50% of adults predicted to be obese by 2050
Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries.
