BBC Health News Feed
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- Doctors vote to go ahead with this week's five-day strike in England 15 December 2025It comes after ministers made fresh offer amid warning the walkout is risky as NHS battles wave of flu.
- 'We don't blame dad for killing mum, he was ill' 15 December 2025Chris Stone-Houghton had been experiencing paranoia when he killed his wife Ruth, an inquest heard.
- Is it a cold, 'super flu' or Covid? How to tell the difference 15 December 2025How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
- Sir Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment 15 December 2025The 85-year-old singer says his cancer has "gone at the moment", but calls for better screenings.
- 'More victims in NHS child abuse probe' - police 15 December 2025Probe into historical abuse at former units in Sussex could lead to more alleged victims coming forward.
- Doctor strike during flu outbreak would be 'reckless', says Starmer 13 December 2025The prime minister says it would be "reckless" for resident doctors to strike with the NHS at a "precarious" moment.
- Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children? 13 December 2025The European sperm market is booming, but is some donors' sperm being used to make too many babies?
- Online gaming escaped Australia's social media ban - but critics say it's just as addictive 12 December 2025Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.
- Flu in five charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different 12 December 2025NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.
- Plea after girl, 13, died copying social media trend 12 December 2025Sonia Hopkin says her daughter had been trying to replicate videos she had seen on TikTok.