Entries by BBC News - Health

How to get rid of bedbugs

Although uncomfortable, bedbug bites are not typically dangerous and are often easily dealt with.

Rishi Sunak defends his plan to ban smoking for younger generation

The prime minister tells the BBC he backs the move because there is "no safe level of smoking".

Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out plan

The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.

Pregnant smokers in Lincolnshire get help to quit

A new scheme is helping women in Lincolnshire stop smoking before they give birth.

Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris bedbug surge

Cleaning on the Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs", Eurostar says.

GP burnout: ‘I was left feeling like a husk of a human’

A support service for NHS staff reports a 77% rise in doctors seeking help for mental health issues.

Health guidance urges doctors to ask about patients about gambling

Doctors are encouraged to identify problem gamblers and those at risk at the earliest possible stage.

Surgeon who claimed Covid-19 was hoax struck off

Mr Muhammad Adil is struck-off after undermining public confidence in the medical profession.

Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – Sunak

Measure aims to ensure children of today would not be able to buy cigarettes in future.

Lucy Letby: Corporate manslaughter probe at Chester hospital

Cheshire Police begins a corporate manslaughter inquiry at a hospital after the conviction of Lucy Letby.