Entries by BBC News

Five tips to keep your kids cool in a heatwave

Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, and children can be especially vulnerable - so read on for tips to protect them.

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Young women now have ‘close to zero’ risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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‘Game-changing’ cancer service approved for rollout

More cancer patients could receive genetic testing thanks to a new technique pioneered in Cambridge.

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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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Risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 ‘close to zero’ after HPV vaccine rollout

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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Can we grow a third set of teeth?

Can we grow a third set of teeth? Dr Oscar examines the truth behind the headlines

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‘We travel 530 miles so our son can have a haircut’

How a very special hairdressing salon in Lowestoft is cutting it when it comes to neurodivergence.

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‘We travel 530 miles so our son can have a haircut’

How a very special hairdressing salon in Lowestoft is cutting it when it comes to neurodivergence.

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Flesh-eating bug made my skin look like roadkill

Caroline Fonjock says she owes her life to the medics who quickly diagnosed and treated her.

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Flesh-eating bug made my skin look like roadkill

Caroline Fonjock says she owes her life to the medics who quickly diagnosed and treated her.

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