Jenny ReesWales health correspondent BBC Lana Boocock says her symptoms were dismissed by various doctors for years When Lana Boocock gave birth to her first child, the labour lasted for a gruelling 85 hours. Her baby then needed to spend time in neonatal intensive care. Ms Boocock, now a mum-of-two, said difficulties giving birth to […]

Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Getty Images When it comes to collagen – how do you take yours? There are parties where people even drink shots of the anti-ageing supplement, often followed by a hefty tequila – though the latter is probably not recommended in the quest for youthful, peachy skin. Collagen is the most […]

Singer Florence Welch has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery after experiencing an ectopic pregnancy in August 2023. The Grammy nominee told the Guardian she was unknowingly suffering serious internal bleeding while performing on stage at a festival, telling the paper her pregnancy was “the closest I came to death”. She was diagnosed with a […]

Anna Collinson, Jo Adnitt & Hannah KarpelBBC News Investigations Supplied A worker photographed by a patient who said they were sleeping during a one-on-one observation Staff at a specialist eating disorder unit have been photographed sleeping when they should have been looking after patients who were at risk of harming themselves. There were multiple “unsafe” […]

Joanne WrittleHealth correspondent, BBC West Midlands Family picture Thomas and Ewa Hender have two children, with the younger receiving the middle name Aubrey, in memory of his late brother A couple whose son was stillborn have criticised health bosses for taking a year and a half to release a report about stillbirth rates in the […]

Nicola GoodwinBBC Midlands Investigations BBC Sports groups in England are hoping to use the success of the England Women’s team to keep youngsters, like these in Worcester, playing their sport A million teenage girls are giving up sport because of deep-rooted negative attitudes – but could the England Women’s Rugby World Cup victory change that? […]

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent BBC Three years ago, a fashion editor friend returned from Milan Fashion Week bursting with a story to tell. Most fashion editors stayed at the same hotel, she explained, and each bedroom had its own mini fridge. After checking out, en route to the airport, a stylist in her party cried out […]

Getty Images There are concerns the new online system will not be able to differentiate between urgent and non-urgent requests The doctors union, the British Medical Association (BMA), has warned that potentially serious health problems could be missed by GPs, and lead to patients being harmed, when a new online booking system is launched across […]

Advice on staying connected with friends when life feels like a never-ending to-do list.

Guy LynnBBC Investigations, London BBC A bogus doctor, a pharmacist and a nurse were all secretly filmed breaking the rules for cash Nurses and pharmacists have been putting patients at risk by supplying Botox without proper checks, a BBC undercover investigation has found. Researchers posing as beauticians secretly filmed a nurse trading prescriptions over WhatsApp, […]