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The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread, Read MoreContinue Reading

A resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved, a worker said, Read MoreContinue Reading

Skip to content Watch Live British Broadcasting Corporation Home News Football 2026 Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Sport Audio Video Live Documentaries Site search Watch Live Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds. Just now Mental health Anxiety Health, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading

The death toll from a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has risen to 13, Read MoreContinue Reading

A radio show in Congo is trying to battle misinformation around an ongoing Ebola outbreak, Read MoreContinue Reading

1 hour ago Catherine Burns, Health correspondent and Maryam Ahmed, BBC Verify BBC sees emergency C-sections in maternity unit A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows – marking a significant rise over the last five years. The unplanned surgeries haveContinue Reading

Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women’s health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women, Read MoreContinue Reading

Women in eastern Congo are often the first caregivers when family members fall ill, Read MoreContinue Reading

3 hours ago Nick Triggle Health correspondent Other Poppie (right) regularly sees Brigitte and her family, joining them for social events and days out, including a Wombats festival “I had no-one else, so to feel part of a family after leaving care is making a huge difference.” Poppie was 10Continue Reading

There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, Read MoreContinue Reading