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Plans to extend sugar tax to milkshakes

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 22:45
The tax will be applied to manufacturers of milk-based drinks and dairy-based substitutes, under the plans.

How to make sure gaming is good for your mental health

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 17:09
How to ensure gaming is good for your mental wellbeing - not bad.

Why is morning light so important?

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 17:07
BBC Ideas explores the power of sunlight.

How to help someone struggling with their mental health

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 17:06
BBC Ideas explores five ways to help someone who is struggling

Mental health inquiry chair vows to 'seek out' truth

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 16:18
An inquiry led by Baroness Lampard is examining more than 2,000 deaths at mental health units in Essex.

Prescription charges frozen in England

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 15:53
The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced.

Bionic: It's important to talk

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 15:47
Matty Campbell (AKA Bionic from Gladiators) shares how he improved his mental health.

Ultra-processed foods may be linked to early death

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 13:47
UPFs, such as crisps, biscuits, ice cream, hot dogs and fizzy drinks, are increasingly common in diets worldwide.

Top-brand baby food pouches lack key nutrients

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 06:00
Parents are being "misled" by marketing from leading baby food companies, experts tell BBC.

Urgent care worse than pre-pandemic, think tank says

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 00:02
The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.

Supported housing in crisis, groups tell Starmer

Fri, 25/04/2025 - 02:19
Supported housing for vulnerable or disabled people is in crisis, a letter to the prime minister says.

5 Live News Specials

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 14:00
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi

5 Live News Specials

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 14:00
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Christine Ekechi

Taxi driver gives free ride for mental health chat

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 12:42
A taxi driver from Farnborough has undertaken mental health training with the Samaritans.

Taxi driver gives free ride for mental health chat

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 12:42
A taxi driver from Farnborough has undertaken mental health training with the Samaritans.

Why RFK Jr wants American cereal to be more Canadian

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 07:43
The US health secretary on Tuesday announced the country would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes, many found in breakfast cereals.

Why RFK Jr wants American cereal to be more Canadian

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 07:43
The US health secretary on Tuesday announced the country would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes, many found in breakfast cereals.

Woman 'keeled over in agony' from endometriosis

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 06:19
Bekki Thomas is calling for more research into the condition.

Woman 'keeled over in agony' from endometriosis

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 06:19
Bekki Thomas is calling for more research into the condition.

Premenstrual disorder hits relationships - study

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 06:10
PMDD sufferers expressed a lower sense of intimacy, researchers at Durham University say.