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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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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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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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The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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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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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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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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In the 1980s, a scientific breakthrough paved the way for new treatments
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Drs Chris and Xand explore why we nap, if it’s actually good for us, and whether we should all be making time for it.
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British UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood opens up on his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety, detailing how it has affected his MMA career.
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Sliced Bread looks into the chemical reaction that happens - and whether it's harmful.
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People with the condition tell us how it affects their lives
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We investigate the safety of melatonin as a sleep aid, and should you eat your placenta?
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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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A council hopes it will inspire physical activity, and "create learning and career opportunities".
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Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
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Shingles vaccine to reduce dementia risk? Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea & tech trousers
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He knows exactly what to do when a member of staff is unwell.
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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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The Grade-II listed St Dunstan's House has been converted into a health and wellbeing.
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Craig Parkins says years of hard work has "just gone up in smoke".
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A clinic which helps survivors of rape and sexual assault feel more comfortable during cervical screening celebrates 10 years.
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Despite the change - which will happen in 2026 - campaigners warn some women will lose out because the number who attend is too low.
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Pelvic organ prolapse affects around one in 12 mothers, but many people have never even heard of it.
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Women will be able to get the pill without prescription, but a pharmacist will still need to be present.
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Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Hayley Barlow-Ford says better data would have helped her make an "informed choice" about surgery.
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Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.
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The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
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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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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
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Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.
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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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She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".
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The Inquiry hears from the lead of the test and trace unit
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Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
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In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
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The former health secretary was giving evidence about medical equipment deals during the pandemic.
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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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The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of the pandemic on care services, starting on Monday.
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Resident doctors in England went on strike over pay for five days at the end of July 2025.
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Former health secretary Matt Hancock denied claims the government's attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in early 2020 was empty rhetoric.
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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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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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BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
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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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Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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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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People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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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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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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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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Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.
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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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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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Do you need to spend more to get the best for your chapped lips?
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The NHS in England and Wales will start offering the MMRV vaccine to young children from January 2026.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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The quest for brick-like abs has become serious business - even if you're only in Year 8.
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The US health secretary's plans could have a huge impact on health policy not just in the US, but across the globe.
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Human remains can mean profits. But there is an emotional debate about the ethics of the industry.
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Music can evoke powerful memories and offers a sense of normality for people dealing with illness or death.
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Families affected by a rare inherited disease say they have had to "scramble" for information.
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Here is a guide to how each product works and the pros and cons to help you decide what might suit you.
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Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid says footwear companies are failing amputees.
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Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
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The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.
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With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?
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The soap actor meets families fighting for their children’s education for BBC Panorama.
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It's not an actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.
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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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Mark Hutchinson was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes "out of the blue".
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The government says it is taking action to protect people from “aggressive collection practices”.
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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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Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.
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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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British Medical Association say 30,000 medics were chasing 10,000 jobs this year.
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More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts.
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Several of the hostages will be brought from Gaza to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
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New guidance for doctors says focusing on fruit in our diets can help with a really common complaint.
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Cameron McGerr lost both his parents and is campaigning to have life-saving first aid taught in schools.
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Failings in Colin Flatt's care in the final months of his life are laid bare in a new report.
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BBC researchers caught pharmacists trying to sell Botox without assessing patients first.
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The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
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The shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against ever catching the virus.
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The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate, with 20 out of 31 legislators voting in favour.
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Find out which to avoid if you are concerned about weight gain.
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The BBC has spoken to students choosing Bulgaria due to UK's strict cap on medical school places.
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Pelvic organ prolapse affects around one in 12 mothers, but many people have never even heard of it.
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The former PM says lockdown rules "probably did go too far" and says children could have been exempted.
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Families had been calling for Sir Julian's resignation over poor maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Benedict Blythe's parents say lives and money could be saved by giving allergy pens to all schools.
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Despite the change - which will happen in 2026 - campaigners warn some women will lose out because the number who attend is too low.
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The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
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More 16-24 year olds in England say they have symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder - BBC analysis finds.
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The health secretary is refusing to make concessions on pay after the BMA announced a further walkout.
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Health leaders say progress on reducing waiting lists will be affected if there is no help in making up the financial shortfall.
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A clinic which helps survivors of rape and sexual assault feel more comfortable during cervical screening celebrates 10 years.
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The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
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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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Terry White's sister is giving evidence to the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths.
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Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, according to new research.
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Jacqui Hunter died less than 24 hours after being told that her daughter had died in the womb.
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