Entries by BBC News

Is RFK Jr’s divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering – or revolutionary?

The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is bringing drive to healthcare areas that have long been neglected

Covid inquiry hears of ‘generational slaughter’

Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.

Covid inquiry hears of care home ‘slaughter’

Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.

Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of the pandemic on care services, starting on Monday.

Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets

Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets

Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

School sun safety lessons trialled to tackle skin cancer

The new pilot teaches children as young as five how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen.

Emma is doing something she swore she never would – buying her kids vapes

One month on from the disposable vape ban, one mum says it has had little impact on her children's nicotine consumption.

I buy my children vapes to try to control their addiction

One month on from the ban, one mum says it has had little impact on her children's nicotine consumption.

I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo – could it save your life?

It's hoped phages could give us new ways of treating infections which are immune to antibiotics.