BBC Health News Feed
BBC Health News
- Concern 'dangerous' performance enhancers are being sold online 11 May 2026UK Anti-Doping have published research into SARMs being sold on social media platforms. The survey found a third of people aged 16-25 see ads for SARMs every week.
- Newcastle's Burn on mental health and importance of asking for help 11 May 2026Newcastle United Foundation has painted benches in the city's Leazes Park to highlight mental health and encourage fans to talk to each other. Defender Dan Burn spoke to BBC Sport about the work being done and how important it is to "check in".
- How worried should we be about hantavirus? 11 May 2026Passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus are being repatriated, so what is the risk to the wider public?
- 'We have to respond to women's health needs more easily' 11 May 2026Groups in Liverpool are trying to remedy the historical under-resourcing of women's healthcare.
- French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship 11 May 2026Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.
- What is hantavirus and how does it spread? 10 May 2026The Andes strain of the virus, which can rarely be passed from person to person, has been found among passengers of a cruise ship.
- Worldwide race to trace passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 8 May 2026About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.
- The Global Story 8 May 2026When conversation drifted into fantasy, one man grabbed a hammer and prepared for war.
- Ethiopian woman's joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a baby 8 May 2026The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five at once".
- University explores endometriosis and cancer link 8 May 2026The condition affects one in 10 women in the UK and can cause debilitating pain and infertility.