Available for over a year Most of us have Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) hiding in our bodies. You may know it as the cause of glandular fever or “kissing disease”. But more research is suggesting that it can turn our immune systems against us to cause autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis or lupus. So, what […]

A former patient of Yaser Jabbar has spoken to the BBC about his experience with the limb reconstruction surgeon when he was just six years old. “We saw some mistakes on my leg and we realised something happened wrong”, 12-year-old Vivaan Sharma said. An investigation, published by London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) into Jabbar,

Almost a quarter of adults in England do not drink alcohol, according to new figures from a government-backed NHS health survey. The data suggests that young people, and increasing numbers of men in particular, are shunning booze. The latest data from the Health Survey for England for 2024 suggests 24% of adults said they haven’t

A large quantity of weight loss drug Mounjaro has been stolen from a medical distributer. Hertfordshire Police said the drug was taken from Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, on Handley Page Way in St Albans, shortly before 18:40 GMT on Saturday. People are being urged to make sure they are only buying the product from reputable companies

Parents in the UK are being warned not to feed their babies using a particular batch of Aptamil First Infant Formula made by Danone. The company is recalling the product because it contains a toxin, called cereulide, which can cause vomiting. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says the only batch affected is the 800g pack

Available for over a year This week we’re looking at government plans to start sequencing the DNA of every newborn baby in England within the next decade. Each newborn would undergo whole genome sequencing to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans. It promises a revolution in spotting disease early – but

The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced. The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024 when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales. Elimination status means there is no sustained transmission so this decision was largely expected, given the scale of the outbreaks

BBC Allana Falconer has competed in 20 different Hyrox races since taking it up in 2023 Hyrox is a fitness craze that shows no signs of dying out – with 1.3m people expected to compete in an event somewhere in the world this year. The competition, which is split between running and fitness exercises, has

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Elena Bailey,Health reporter Getty Images Tens of thousands of children in England have spent more than a year waiting for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy and disability support, the BBC has found. The analysis shows a quarter of the 300,000 children on waiting lists have been

Available for over a year When she was 14, Krystal Evans survived a lethal house fire. Years later, to come to terms with what she’d experienced, she turned it into a stand-up show. The women in Krystal’s family have always been funny, she says; her mother was no exception. But as well as being hilarious