Are chia seeds and other fibre 'hacks' good for you?
Obesity and nutritional epidemiologist Dr Deirdre Tobias explains how chia seeds can help you add more fibre to your diet - but only if you're still eating a balanced diet.
Tunbridge Wells nurse describes ‘chaotic’ night baby died
Family handoutTommy died when he was seven months oldThe night a baby died with an undiagnosed heart condition in a Kent hospital was "quite chaotic", a court has been told.Head nurse Ronald Carrido was giving…
The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs
Munaza RafiqDisability producerFamily handoutWren waited more than a year to receive her NHS manual wheelchair, which she has nearly grown out ofMore than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for wheelchairs and…
Flagship NHS pledge hanging in the balance
The government's flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end of the parliament is hanging in the balance, experts say.An analysis by the Health Foundation…
UK drug price rises ‘necessary’, says Lord Patrick Vallance
The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said.His comments follow several recent announcements from some of…
Neuroplasticity: The incredible story of Phineas Gage
A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage. Amazingly, he recovered - forever changing our understanding of the human brain.Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with the Royal Society., externalWatch My…
Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentSamaritansSamaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are "falling on deaf ears"Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans to close more than…
Lifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donors
Rob Sissons, East Midlands health correspondentBBCJordan was one of the first donors to give stem cells at the new centre, which collects cells for NHS transplants from people across the UKThe UK's first stem cell…
Start your week with these positive words of encouragement
Asian Network's Trishala Lakhani explores the power of mind over matter.
‘The pain was so agonizing, I walked with a stick’
Jenny ReesWales health correspondentBBCLana Boocock says her symptoms were dismissed by various doctors for yearsWhen Lana Boocock gave birth to her first child, the labour lasted for a gruelling 85 hours.Her baby then needed to…