Health

Sophie van Brugen BBC News BBC Pupils at Platt Primary school in Maidstone learn about sun protection Children as young as five are being taught how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen, as part of a new pilot aimed at reducing future skin cancer cases. The initiative, currently being trialled in primary schools across Kent, is planned to be …

A photomicrograph provided by the CDC depicts a case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection due to Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba. — Reuters KARACHI: Another patient has died of a fatal brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri in Karachi, raising the 2025 death toll from the brain-eating amoeba to four this year, the Sindh Health Department confirmed …

Daniel Wainwright Data journalist, BBC Verify Getty Images Doctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government’s number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times. They are concerned about the lack of progress towards hitting the 18-week waiting time target, one of Labour’s key election pledges. It has not been …

Fergus Walsh Medical Editor BBC Mary Catchpole is the first person to benefit from a new treatment for a rare condition affecting her family A teenager from Norfolk has become the first patient in Europe to be given a newly licensed treatment which could potentially cure her life-threatening, inherited disorder. Mary Catchpole, 19, lost her mother, grandmother and several other …

Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar — AFP The head of Gavi said on Thursday that the organisation which vaccinates children in the world’s poorest countries was “disappointed” after Washington announced it was pulling funding in an incendiary video questioning its safety standards. A Brussels summit held by the group to raise money on Wednesday night, was overshadowed by a video message …

Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on weight loss drugs who have …

A paramedic administers a vaccine jab to a boy in this undated image taken in Pakistan. — Unicef Thousands of children in Pakistan face vaccine deprivation since Covid-19 pandemic.  Number of zero-dose children worldwide fell by nearly 75% from 1980 to 2019.  Lancet study suggests South Asia must significantly accelerate immunisation efforts.  Despite notable progress in routine childhood immunisation over the …

Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Charlie Beattie Charlie Beattie holds her nine-week-old baby in her arms after many years of miscarriages UK scientists say they have developed a test which can help identify women with an abnormal womb lining that increases their risk of miscarriage. They say their work could pave the way for new treatments for those going through repeated …

EPA King’s College Hospital was one of the affected NHS trusts, along with St Thomas’ and certain GP services The death of one person has been linked to a ransomware attack on NHS blood services at London hospitals and GP surgeries last June. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that one patient had “died unexpectedly” during the cyber attack …

Geo.tv illustration A representational image of a mother and her child. — Canva Hi Haya, I’m a mother of two boys aged 10 and 7. The problem is I’m struggling to spend quality time with them. Both my sons really need time and attention from me, but given my busy schedule managing both work and home, it gets really challenging …