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Laura MaguireThe latest UK-wide estimates suggest over half (56%)  of patients are now waiting over 52  weeks.Women who have spoken to BBC News NI said waiting up to five years just to be seen by a consultant and even longer for surgery is not unusual.Among those...

Many of us experience a mood-boost after exercise, and now an updated review has revealed just how powerful it...

I write a lot about productivity, which means I also read a lot about it. Over the last few months, I've noticed an...

Commonly used AI models fail to accurately diagnose or offer advice for many queries relating to women’s health that...

Airlines are serving "potentially unhealthy water" to passengers, according to a new study, with researchers recommending that travelers stick to bottled water and avoid drinking coffee or tea served on aircraft.The nonprofit Center for Food...

BBCIn 2018, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviewed screening for SMA and decided against adding it the list because, at the time, treatments and robust evidence on cost-effectiveness were limited.In February 2025 the UK NSC approved an...

In elementary school, Sean Luk loved donning an oversized lab coat and helping her mom pipette chemicals...

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe new NHS online hospital service being launched in England next year will initially focus on menopause, prostate and eye conditions.The NHS has selected nine different conditions in total for the service which will be available...

An overhaul of US childhood immunisation guidelines has dropped the number of diseases children should be vaccinated against from 17 to 11.The new list of recommended vaccines, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, includes...