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Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual attraction be cultivated later? Therapist Ian Kerner shares what he's learned in his practice.
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'Body doubling' is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here's how to do it.
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Your attention span has shrunk by nearly two minutes in the past 20 years, driven in part by technology's hold over your work and home life, experts say. Here's how to stay focused so you can get things done.
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An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the "abortion pill."
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No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
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Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
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The increasing popularity of stylish, trendy athletic wear has made über-comfortable clothing something that's not just for the gym. It's infiltrated all corners of culture, from high fashion runways to the offices of Silicon Valley executives — and really, it's appropriate for any occasion when you just want to be comfortable.
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We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.
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Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that's been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food storage containers is safe to use — especially if it's vintage.
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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a new species.
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Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age.
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The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
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An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday.
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The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
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Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health.
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The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.
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Chris Tally Evans sees things - a first-person journey into Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
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From protecting against ageing to helping you sleep, Dr Alex George lists the benefits of running.
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Miles Cross has been jailed for selling chemicals online to help people kill themselves
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We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.
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Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.
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Ski Sunday's Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm.
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Shingles vaccine to reduce dementia risk? Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea & tech trousers
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We investigate the safety of melatonin as a sleep aid, and should you eat your placenta?
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The Accounts Commission says the amount councils are spending on culture and leisure services is not keeping up with rising costs.
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Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
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A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
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There are multiple ways for men to combat hair loss now, but should they have to?
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Research shows women are 27% less likely than men to receive CPR from bystanders.
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The sessions in December and January aim to bring people in Wolverhampton together during the colder months.
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Hundreds of peopling attending singing groups are being taught songs and breathing techniques.
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According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.
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Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.
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Cathy Read will walk across Spain to support the charity that helped her recover.
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With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?
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Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.
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BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
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But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
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Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
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Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.
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People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
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Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
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Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
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With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
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The disposable vape ban is designed to reduce environmental damage and protect children's health.
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The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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Do you need to spend more to get the best for your chapped lips?
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Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
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Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.
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The former Spice Girl's new Netflix documentary has landed - under the shadow of a reported family feud.
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The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.
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One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.
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Let's talk about sweat... From contestants on The Celebrity Traitors and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
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How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
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A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.
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UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to be vaccinated.
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The global market in this supplement is worth almost £3bn - a figure set to nearly double over the next decade.
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Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
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ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
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A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
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A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
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You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
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In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.
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The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.
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Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
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Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here's how to spot the symptoms.
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Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer.
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Milkshakes and lattes to be included in UK sugar tax scheme for the first time.
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The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
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They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
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Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
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Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients.
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School closures seemed the only option but lockdowns probably went "too far" , former PM tells Covid Inquiry.
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This part of the inquiry is looking at the impact the pandemic had on children and young people.
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The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.
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The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government's actions.
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Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take "decisive action" against an "entirely foreseeable" variant.
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A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels "left out" after missing so much school.
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Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
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The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.
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Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
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Business owners describe breaking into tears as they were forced to lay off staff, while workers feared for their jobs
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Baroness Hallett makes her second report into the UK's pandemic response. With Jim Reed.
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The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
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BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.
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The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
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The European sperm market is booming, but is some donors' sperm being used to make too many babies?
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The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.
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Huge amounts appear to have been raised for seriously ill children who never received the money.
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Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.
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Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.
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Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.
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A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.
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Around 7.5% of 16 to 24-year-old-men are using the small sachets that fit under the top lip, research suggests.
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Wegovy becomes first pill of its kind to be approved, shifting weight-loss drugs beyond injections.
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The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer.
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You may have lost the weight you wanted to lose - but now you've stopped the jabs, how easy is it to keep it off?
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A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told.
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Health experts have warned that the impact of the strike will be felt into the new year "and beyond".
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Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
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Christmas is a difficult time if you suffer from a reduced tolerance to sounds, but there are ways to make it easier.
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Thousands of genes that have an influence on weight, say experts - which means weight loss isn't a level playing field
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For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.
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The doctor was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the incidents happened.
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Soft drinks, chocolate, pizzas and ice creams will be targeted in the UK government's plan.
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Wellness is a multi-trillion pound industry which continues to grow - and this year is less about maxing out, more about recovering well.
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After Little Mix star Jesy Nelson's revelation that her twins have SMA, parents speak about their children's late diagnoses.
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Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience.
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The service says calls increased by 20% in the past week, fuelled by illnesses such as the flu.
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Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.
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Regular pop-up vaccination clinics are available at The Bevy community pub in Brighton.
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NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
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The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.
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We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?
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Bertie Melly was in hospital for 18 months after his premature birth in May 2024.
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How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
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Use our interactive tool to explore the latest flu numbers in your area
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Flu has come early this year with a new mutated version of the virus circulating.
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The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.
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The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.
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After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system.
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As temperatures fall across much of the UK, the best ways to keep people and pets warm and dry.
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The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.
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The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.
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In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.
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Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.
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Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.
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Cases up after two weeks of decline, as hospitals report rise in slips and falls because of cold snap.
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Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
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