BBC Health News

Love Island contestant, Tasha Ghouri, was born deaf and relies on a cochlear implant to hear. Her dad speaks to the BBC about the challenges she faces.

The 60-year-old tells the BBC she suspects the government poster used a doctored picture of her.

Scott Neil couldn't believe how he got potentially fatal disease after a trip while walking home.

Disabled mum-of-three Sarah-Victoria Bayley, 39, is a finalist in the nationwide beauty pageant.

A lawyer representing some claimants says they should receive compensation "immediately".

University student Shauna Lennon from County Tyrone was involved a serious car accident last year.

Brazil and Spain report fatalities from the virus, but most infections are mild and overall risk is low.

Inquiry judge recommends first ever compensation for more than 4,000 victims of scandal.

About 3.2 million are thought to have the virus - a drop of more than half a million on the previous week.

Experts are concerned about a growth in drugs sold easily online to patients, bypassing doctors.

Stephen and Louise Crawshaw-Bowen are worried about bills after insurers said they were not covered.

Experts hope to permanently correct or silence the inherited genetic material that is involved.

It follows criticism of England's only children's gender identity clinic in an independent review.

An addiction charity says celebrities talking about their problems can encourage others to seek help.

Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.

Medics are on alert for cases of the rare infection that cause can be serious and even deadly to some people.

The city where Covid began is under partial lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

The 17-year-old was regularly restrained and "treated like an animal", her father claims.

A cross-party group calls for greater protection in the workplace and a trial of "menopause leave".

The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to the beach.