Health

Leigh Boobyer & Jeremy Stern BBC News, Wiltshire BBC Faye Woodley says she has “no confidence” in planned NHS dentistry reforms A woman who says her teeth were destroyed by cancer treatment says dental care in the UK “feels like we’re going back to Victorian times”. Faye Woodley, who is unable to work because of chronic illness, said she was …

A health worker administers polio drops to a child on the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, in Karachi on February 3, 2025. — AFP Two new polio cases detected in KP and Sindh. Girls aged 6 years and 21 months latest victims. Vaccine drive begins on Sept 1 in 99 districts. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio …

@bindisueirwin / Instagram Bindi Irwin says she’s on the mend after 13 years of endometriosis pain Australian conservationist and TV personality Bindi Irwin has said she is “genuinely healing” after suffering years of pain from endometriosis and called for greater understanding of the condition. Irwin, who first revealed her decade-long struggle with the disease in 2023, said in an update, …

Marie-Louise Connolly Health correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Hannah Farrell was a nurse at the Children’s Cancer Unit until she resigned in 2019 A whistleblower who resigned from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children over staff shortages has said the system left her broken, disillusioned and burnt out. Hannah Farrell, who left the Children’s Cancer Unit in 2019, said …

The U.S. Forest Service has been sending out crews to fight fires without the recommended masks for decades. Hannah Dreier, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the dangerous and sometimes deadly repercussions of sending firefighters into the field unprotected. Source link

Beer is poured from a tap at a brewery in Oceanside, California, US, October 15, 2020. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A narrow majority of Americans now believe even moderate consumption of alcohol negatively affects health, as US drinking levels continue to decline, according to a recent survey. Pollster Gallup found the number of Americans who said they drink alcohol to be …

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion. Source link

Olympic gold medalist Sophie Capewell talks about how periods impact female cyclists and athletes. Source link

Joe McFadden and Josh Elgin Getty Images The government is partnering with TikTok influencers to warn people about the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures. There’s growing concern over the rise in Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental work, often lured by lower costs and shorter waiting times. Medical content creators will urge viewers to …

Cholera infected patients receive treatment in the cholera isolation centre at the refugee camps of western Sudan, in Tawila city in Darfur, on August 14, 2025. — AFP Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan’s Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. …