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Roe v Wade: ‘Could abortion bans put my IVF at risk?’
One year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade - a landmark ruling on...
Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic?
One of the UK's most secretive centres of scientific research - Porton Down - is...
US approves postpartum depression pill
The US has approved the first pill for postpartum depression.
Texas abortion ban temporarily lifted for medical emergencies
Women in Texas with serious pregnancy complications will be temporarily exempted...
Leprosy is on the rise in the US and could be endemic in...
Leprosy can be cured using antibiotics, but if left untreated, can lead to paralysis...
AI offers huge promise on breast cancer screening
Artificial intelligence can "safely" read breast cancer screening images, a Swedish...
Former nurse suing hospital in Australia after witnessing...
The healthcare worker said she thought she was going to die after a gas leak caused...
Wall squats and planks best at lowering blood pressure
Strength-training exercises such as wall squats or holding the plank position are...
New Alzheimer's drugs could spell 'beginning of the end'...
One drug donanemab, which is taken as a monthly infusion for 18 months, was found...
New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope for bleak diagnosis but...
Estimates by Alzheimer's Research UK suggest 575,000 people in the UK would meet...
Weight-loss jabs investigated for suicide risk
Europe's drugs regulator has told BBC News it is conducting a review of some weight-loss...
Why syphilis is rising around the world
Syphilis is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted infections. Once thought...
MDMA: Australia begins world-first psychedelic therapy
Earlier this year, researchers raised eyebrows when Australia's traditionally conservative...
HRT used for menopause linked to dementia - but it may...
The nationwide study from Denmark, published in the British Medical Journal, appears...