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BBC Health
The Inquiry
Gene therapy now offers potential cure for sickle cell disease, but accessibility remains limited by high costs and specialist infrastructure requirements across…
14 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Mental Health / Psychiatry
How my period is supercharging my ADHD
Key Takeaways for Clinical Practice UK researchers are investigating the previously under-studied relationship between menstrual cycle phases and ADHD symptom severity, suggesting…
13 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
How much exercise do you need to do in a week?
150 minutes of weekly exercise is sufficient to maintain fitness and health, aligning with established public health guidelines This modest time commitment…
13 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Infectious Disease
Ebola vaccine made in UK now ready for trials
UK-developed Ebola vaccine progresses to human trials, potentially providing another immunisation option against a high-mortality infectious disease Clinical trials will generate essential…
13 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Infectious Disease
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
UK medicines regulator has approved clinical trials of a novel Ebola vaccine developed in eight weeks, demonstrating rapid vaccine development capability in…
13 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Starting uni? What to know about having the free NHS meningitis B jab
Meningitis B vaccination is now available free on the NHS for university students, following the largest outbreak recorded in Kent in 2024…
13 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
More than 2,700 people may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves
Excess mortality of >2,700 deaths estimated during May-June 2022 heatwaves in the UK, highlighting significant public health risk from extreme temperatures in…
12 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Women's Health
Endometriosis groups ‘crying out’ for cut in diagnosis time
Two new non-invasive tests are now available in primary care to accelerate endometriosis diagnosis, potentially reducing the current diagnostic delay that patients…
12 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Why wellness is booming at festivals in the UK
Festival organisers report increasing demand for wellness activities including yoga and running clubs, reflecting growing patient interest in preventative health and lifestyle…
12 Jul 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
We are living fewer years in good health: Is the NHS part of the problem?
Key Takeaways for UK Doctors Healthy life expectancy is declining in the UK – patients are spending increasing years living with chronic…
12 Jul 2026 View brief →