health
Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK. Source link
Should you eat local yoghurt on holiday to prevent an upset stomach?
You might have heard the tip that eating local yoghurt as soon as your arrive on holiday can help your gut adjust to the new environment. But is it actually true? Source link
'I used to be the shy kid'
Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked. Source link
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. Source link
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. Source link
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. Source link
'Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not'
One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed. Source link
Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide Source link
Ebola 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. Source link
'New cancer test makes me feel women's health matters'
A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk. Source link