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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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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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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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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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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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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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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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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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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 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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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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Listen to What's Up Docs? on BBC Sounds.
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Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.
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A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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"When people say to you, 'what have you done in your life?' I can say I've saved someone's life."
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James Gallagher is joined by a panel to explore the side effects of weight loss drugs.
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BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England.
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James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
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James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
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The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
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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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With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?
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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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The former PM, who was chancellor during the crisis, says there was no "playbook" of how to respond to the pandemic.
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Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.
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The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has published two reports with eight more to follow.
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The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.
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Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Kimberley Wilson talks to psychologist and therapist Dr Sula Windgassen on how to build "quiet" or "flexible" resilience.
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Most of us will have intrusive thoughts at some point. Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney explains when you should seek help.
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Three coffee mornings are being held in Wolverhampton as part of a national mental health event.
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After having to halt their first attempt due to an injury, the couple are ready to set off again.
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Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.
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Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
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The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
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Susan McLarnon travelled to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.
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A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.
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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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Researchers in Worcestershire are using electrodes as a non-invasive diagnosis tool.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer.
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Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.
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The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.
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The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.
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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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Hundreds of TikTok, Instagram and Facebook ads made misleading claims about health benefits, BBC finds.
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What are the main symptoms and causes of bowel cancer, and how can you reduce your risk of getting it?
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Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".
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Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
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The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
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Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
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It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
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Known as "corridor care", patients are lining up on trolleys or sitting on chairs due to a lack of beds.
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England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
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Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.
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Bank cashier Aleisha Rochester died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess.
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The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
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Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer linked to asbestos, but a trial hopes to prolong patient lives.
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Jo-Ann Burns says her daughter Nicola wasn't told about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
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The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
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Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
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The inquiry is being held over concerns of poor care at the County Durham and Darlington trust.
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The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.
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